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March 12, 2026
One of Grammarly’s ‘experts’ is suing the company over its identity-stealing AI feature
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TL;DR
- Grammarly is being sued for using individuals' identities in its AI "Expert Review" suggestions without permission.
- Journalist Julia Angwin filed a class-action complaint alleging violations of privacy and publicity rights.
- Other individuals, including *The Verge* staff like Casey Newton and editor-in-chief Nilay Patel, were also found to have their identities used.
- Grammarly announced it is disabling the "Expert Review" feature.
- CEO Shishir Mehrotra apologized for the issue and stated the company will re-evaluate its approach.
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