The AI-powered tool used the names of writers such as Stephen King and bell hooks.
The feature presented editing suggestions designed to emulate the style of journalists, authors, or other writers without their permission.
Journalist Julia Angwin is leading a class action lawsuit against Grammarly for violating her privacy and publicity rights.
Writers criticised the feature which used their names and styles as "AI personas" without consent.
In August 2025, Grammarly—which has since changed the company’s name to Superhuman—launched something called Expert Review.
Shishir Mehrotra, CEO of Grammarly's owner Superhuman, has announced that the company is "disabling" a feature that impersonated journalists.
Grammarly faces a class-action lawsuit after its AI "Expert Review" feature allegedly used writers' identities without ...
The feature, which Grammarly shut down Wednesday, presented editing suggestions as if they came from established authors and academics—without their consent.
Even the folks behind generative AI writing are embarrassed at how bad it is, but Grammarly ripping off the voices of well-known modern writers is indicative of a much larger problem. Apparently, ...
For months, 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 facin ...
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The Grammarly Expert Review feature included the names of writers and literary figures without consulting them first.