Grammarly's AI Feature Uses Journalists' Identities Without Permission
By
Stevie Bonifield
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Summary
Grammarly's AI-powered "expert review" feature has been using the names and identities of journalists and editors from The Verge without their permission. The feature generates writing feedback that appears to come from real people like The Verge's editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and other senior staff, none of whom authorized Grammarly to use their identities. This raises significant ethical concerns about AI companies using people's names and professional reputations without consent in their AI-generated content.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledWhen I tried the feature out myself, I found some experts that came as a surprise for a different reason — one of them was my boss.
The AI-generated feedback included comments that appeared to be from The Verge's editor-in-chief, Nilay Patel, as well as editor-at-large David Pierce and senior editors Sean Hollister and Tom Warren, none of whom gave Grammarly permission to include them in the 'expert reviews.'
An AI feature in Grammarly called 'expert review' has been using the names of staff members at The Verge in AI-generated comments without their knowledge or permission.
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