Trending Now - Grammarly Sued for Using Authors' Work in AI Features

WHO:

Julia Angwin, journalist, is leading a class action lawsuit against Grammarly.

Grammarly, a writing assistance company, is the defendant in the lawsuit.

WHAT:

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Grammarly for violating privacy and publicity rights.

The lawsuit claims Grammarly turned authors into ‘AI editors’ without their consent.

Grammarly's AI feature, which presented editing suggestions as if they came from established authors and academics, has been shut down.

WHEN:

The AI feature was shut down on March 11th, 2026.

WHY:

The lawsuit alleges that Grammarly's actions were unauthorized and infringed on the rights of the authors involved.

HOW:

Grammarly's feature utilized the work of authors to generate editing suggestions without obtaining consent from those authors.

(UPDATED March 12, 2026 17:20 UTC)

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Grammarly, led by journalist Julia Angwin, for allegedly violating privacy and publicity rights by turning authors into 'AI editors' without their consent. The lawsuit claims that Grammarly's AI feature, which provided editing suggestions as if they came from established authors and academics, was unauthorized and has since been shut down as of March 11, 2026. This feature utilized the work of authors to generate suggestions without obtaining their consent, raising significant legal concerns.