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Grammarly Is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit Over Its AI ‘Expert Review’ Feature
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A writer has filed a lawsuit against Grammarly, alleging that the company used her likeness and the identities of other authors in its “expert review” AI feature without permission. The complaint claims the feature turns real people into AI editors, violating their privacy and publicity rights.
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How it was reported
- Wired·Grammarly Is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit Over Its AI ‘Expert Review’ Feature
- The Verge·One of Grammarly’s ‘experts’ is suing the company over its identity-stealing AI feature
Grammarly used real people's identities without permission. Journalist Julia Angwin is suing the company for violating privacy and publicity rights. Angwin's likeness was used in Grammarly's "expert review" feature.
- TechCrunch·A writer is suing Grammarly for turning her and other authors into ‘AI editors’ without consent
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