tech
March 6, 2026
Grammarly is using our identities without permission
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TL;DR
- Grammarly's 'Expert Review' AI feature uses suggestions allegedly inspired by real experts, including journalists and editors from The Verge.
- Several *The Verge* staff members, including its editor-in-chief, discovered their names and apparent editing styles were used without their permission.
- The feature launched in August and claims to offer insights through the lens of industry-relevant perspectives.
- Grammarly's parent company, Superhuman, stated that the feature provides suggestions inspired by publicly available and widely cited works, not direct endorsement.
- The 'expert review' feature has issues with frequent crashes and unreliable sources, sometimes linking to spam or unrelated content.
- The presentation of suggestions can be misleading, mimicking real user comments and potentially offering advice contrary to the expert's actual editing preferences.
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