"Grammarly had been offering paying users editing suggestions, supposedly from a handful of writers including me. Pop a piece of prose into its service and little editing bubbles would emerge on the page from Julia Angwin, suggesting things like Lead with personal stakes to boost immediacy."
"At this point in a story about A.I. exploitation, I would normally bemoan the need for new laws to tackle the novel harms of a new technology. But in this case, there is an old law that's able to do the job."
"In my home state of New York, the century-old right of publicity law prohibits a person's name or image from being used for commercial purposes without her consent."
"I am the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against Superhuman in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York."
Grammarly's editing service utilized the names of various writers, including the author, without their consent to suggest edits. This practice raised concerns about the exploitation of personal identities for commercial gain. The author discovered this misuse through an online article and highlighted that many states have laws protecting individuals from such exploitation. The author is now leading a class-action lawsuit against Superhuman, the parent company of Grammarly, leveraging the right of publicity law to address these concerns.
Read at www.nytimes.com
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