{"id":9354,"date":"2026-03-11T18:18:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/grammarly-pulls-down-expert-review-feature\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T18:18:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:18:22","slug":"grammarly-pulls-down-expert-review-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/grammarly-pulls-down-expert-review-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammarly Is Pulling Down Its Explosively Controversial Feature That Impersonates Writers Without Their Permission"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Grammarly infuriated journalists, authors, and academics with its \u201cExpert Review\u201d feature, which impersonated writers \u2014 both dead and alive<\/a> \u2014 without their permission.<\/p>\n

In Grammar\u2019s telling, the tool allows users to \u201ctake your writing to the next level\u201d by making suggestions inspired by \u201cleading professionals, authors, and subject-matter experts.\u201d<\/p>\n

The feature, which was only accessible beyond a free trial via the company\u2019s $12-a-month Pro subscription, caused an explosively negative reaction.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou rapacious information and identity thieves better get ready for me to go full McConaughey on you,\u201d seethed<\/a> tech journalist Kara Swisher, whose advice the feature claimed to offer. \u201cAlso, you suck.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, Shishir Mehrotra, CEO of Grammarly\u2019s owner Superhuman, has announced that the company is \u201cdisabling\u201d the offending feature \u201cwhile we reimagine the feature to make it more useful for users, while giving experts real control over how they want to be represented \u2014 or not represented at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the past week, we received valid critical feedback from experts who are concerned that the agent misrepresented their voices,\u201d he wrote in a post on LinkedIn<\/a>. \u201cThis kind of scrutiny improves our products, and we take it seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hear the feedback and recognize we fell short on this,\u201d he added. \u201cI want to apologize and acknowledge that we\u2019ll rethink our approach going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whether the company\u2019s decision will calm the public outcry remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

The feature left much to be desired, highlighting persistent pain points plaguing large language model-based tools like it. Even when author and copy editor Benjamin Dreyer copy-pasted paragraphs of lorem ipsum<\/a>, which is dummy placeholder text commonly used in graphic design, the feature offered him tips from writers including the venerable novelist Stephen King.<\/p>\n

The company seemed to want it both ways \u2014 to benefit from the implication of an association with prominent writers while distancing itself in the fine print. A disclaimer spotted by Platformer<\/em>\u2018s Casey Newton<\/a> buried deep in the company\u2019s documentation hedges that references from these experts \u201care for informational purposes only and do not indicate any affiliation with Grammarly or endorsement by those individuals or entities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, the company\u2019s use of people\u2019s names without their sign-off became a bitter flashpoint in the AI discourse. Even a virtual version of Newton himself was found handing out writing advice<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve long assumed that before too long, AI might take my job,\u201d he wrote on Platformer<\/em>. \u201cI just assumed that someone would tell me when it happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

More on the feature:<\/strong> Grammarly Offering Manuscript Reviews by AI Versions of Recently Deceased Professors<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The post Grammarly Is Pulling Down Its Explosively Controversial Feature That Impersonates Writers Without Their Permission<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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