{"id":2479,"date":"2026-03-07T00:58:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T20:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/grammarly-is-using-our-identities-without-permission\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T00:58:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T20:58:24","slug":"grammarly-is-using-our-identities-without-permission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/grammarly-is-using-our-identities-without-permission\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammarly is using our identities without permission"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A screenshot of a draft Verge post in Google Docs with an AI-generated Grammarly comment using Nilay Patel\u2019s name\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Screenshot: The Verge \/ Grammarly\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/grammr-crop.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Grammarly&rsquo;s \u00ab\u00a0expert review\u00a0\u00bb feature offers to give users writing advice \u00ab\u00a0inspired by\u00a0\u00bb subject matter experts, including recently deceased professors, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/grammarly-is-offering-expert-ai-reviews-from-your-favorite-authors-dead-or-alive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Wired<\/em> reported<\/a> on Wednesday. When I tried the feature out myself, I found some experts that came as a surprise for a different reason &#8211; one of them was my boss. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The AI-generated feedback included comments that appeared to be from <em>The Verge<\/em>&lsquo;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 <a href=\"https:\/\/support.grammarly.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/38552366848781-Grammarly-Expert-Review-user-guide\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/support.grammarly.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/38552366848781-Grammarly-Expert-Review-user-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00ab\u00a0expert reviews.\u00a0\u00bb<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/grammarly-ai-expert-reviews-david-pierce-comment.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Screenshot: The Verge \/ Grammarly\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The feature, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250818186419\/en\/Grammarly-Launches-Specialized-AI-Agents-and-Writing-Surface-for-Students-and-Professionals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launched in August<\/a>, claims to h \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/890921\/grammarly-ai-expert-reviews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grammarly&rsquo;s \u00ab\u00a0expert review\u00a0\u00bb feature offers to give users writing advice \u00ab\u00a0inspired by\u00a0\u00bb subject matter experts, 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