For months, Grammarly has been using the identities of real people (including us) for its “expert review” AI proposals without their permission, and now it’s facing a lawsuit from one of the journalists involved, as previously reported. Wired. gave Class Action Complaint The petition, filed by journalist Julia Inguin on Wednesday, alleges that Superhuman violated the privacy and publicity rights of “experts” by breaking laws against using someone’s identity for commercial purposes without their consent.

Angwin says he found out that his identity was used. Casey Newton’s methodwho is one of those experts. the edge When we tested the feature this week, Grammarly was revealed to be in use. Many currents the edge Staff members also engaged with Grammarly’s AI-generated suggestions, including editor-in-chief Nelle Patel.

CEO Shashir Mehrotra They say that “Agent was designed to help users discover influential perspectives and scholarship related to their work, while also providing meaningful ways for experts to build deeper relationships with their fans. We listen to feedback and acknowledge that we feel this was lacking. I apologize and acknowledge that we will reconsider our approach moving forward.”