US EditionGrammarly pulls AI tool mimicking Stephen King and other writers
- Wednesday's filing in the Southern District of New York alleges Superhuman and Grammarly misappropriated writers' names, with plaintiff Julia Angwin claiming class damages in excess of $5,000,000.
- Superhuman last year added the Expert Review feature, which used an underlying large language model to offer AI feedback framed as if from famous writers or academics by subject matter.
- Even when Benjamin Dreyer, copy editor, pasted lorem ipsum, the feature offered tips attributed to writers including Stephen King, sat behind a $12-a-month Pro subscription with a disclaimer and opt-out.
- Shishir Mehrotra, CEO of Superhuman, wrote on LinkedIn that the company will disable Expert Review amid significant public backlash and reassess the feature shortly.
- The lawsuit raises broader ethical questions as plaintiffs allege class damages in excess of $5,000,000 under New York and California laws protecting writers, authors, journalists and editors.
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NYT journalist files class action against Grammarly AI for profiting off writers without consent
For $12 a month, you could receive editing advice from New York Times opinion contributor Julia Angwin on Grammarly’s AI tool, Expert Review. That was news to Angwin, who was never asked by Grammarly if her name and skills could be represented and sold on their platform, and never personally provided any assistance to those presumably paying for it. “I make my living as a writer and an editor,” Angwin told amNewYork after filing suit in Manhat…
Journalist Julia Angwin files class action lawsuit over Grammarly’s AI “sloppelgangers”
Grammarly will face a class action lawsuit over its “Expert Review” feature that dispensed writing advice using the names of prominent journalists, academics, and authors, Wired reported on Wednesday. Technology journalist Julia Angwin is the only named plaintiff on the original filing. Angwin’s lawyer, Peter Romer-Friedman, said on Thursday morning that he’s since heard from “40 to 50 people” who object to being featured in the AI-powered editi…
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