"Grammarly curated a list of real people, gave its models free rein to hallucinate plausible-sounding advice on their behalf, and put it all behind a subscription. That's a deliberate choice to monetise the identities of real people without involving them, and it sucks."
"I had thought of deepfakes as something that happens to celebrities, mostly around images. Editing is a skill—it's my livelihood, but it's not something I've ever thought about anyone trying to steal from me before. I didn't even think it was steal-able."
"A class-action lawsuit has been filed in the southern district of New York against Superhuman, Grammarly's parent company. The lawsuit argues that using a person's name for commercial gain without permission is unlawful, and argues that damages due across the plaintiff class are in excess of $5m."
Grammarly's Expert Review feature used generative AI to provide writing feedback supposedly inspired by notable figures including Stephen King, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Carl Sagan, without their permission. A class-action lawsuit filed in New York's southern district against parent company Superhuman seeks over $5 million in damages, arguing the feature unlawfully monetized real people's identities. Multiple writers and academics have publicly criticized the practice, describing it as unethical. Lead plaintiff Julia Angwin, an investigative journalist, expressed shock that her professional skills were used without consent. The lawsuit has already attracted interest from over 40 additional potential plaintiffs within 24 hours of filing.
#ai-ethics #intellectual-property #unauthorized-use-of-identity #generative-ai #class-action-lawsuit
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