"Grammarly has been using the identities of real people (including us) for its "Expert Review" AI suggestions without getting their permission, and now it's facing a lawsuit from one of the journalists included. The class-action complaint filed by journalist Julia Angwin alleges that Superhuman violated the "experts'" privacy and publicity rights by breaking laws against using someone's identity for commercial purposes without their consent."
"Angwin says she found out her identity was used by way of Casey Newton, who is also one of the experts that The Verge uncovered being used by Grammarly when we tested the feature this week. Several current Verge staff members popped up attached to Grammarly's AI-generated suggestions, too, including editor in chief Nilay Patel."
"CEO Shishir Mehrotra says that "the agent was designed to help users discover influential perspectives and scholarship relevant to their work, while also providing meaningful ways for experts to build deeper relationships with their fans. We hear the feedback and recognize we fell short on this. I want to apologize and acknowledge that we'll rethink our approach going forward.""
Grammarly's "Expert Review" feature used identities of real people, including journalists and academics, without their consent to generate AI suggestions. Journalist Julia Angwin filed a class-action complaint alleging violations of privacy and publicity rights laws regarding unauthorized commercial use of identities. The Verge discovered multiple staff members, including editor-in-chief Nilay Patel, were featured in Grammarly's AI-generated suggestions. Superhuman, the company behind the feature, initially offered an opt-out mechanism before disabling the feature entirely. CEO Shishir Mehrotra apologized, acknowledging the company fell short and committed to rethinking the approach.
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