Grammarly ripped off famous writers using their names for AI-generated Expert Reviews. They're now allowing opt-outs

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which requires writers to find out if Grammarly has done this to them, then write to Grammarly to tell these AI company thieves they want to opt out of the AI charade.

Earlier thread about this:

Grammarly Is Offering 'Expert' AI Reviews From Your Favorite Authors--Dead or Alive (Wired. & Verge staff were also used)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221078055

Casey Newton's Bluesky posts about the opt-out.

NEWS: Grammarly tells me it will let "experts" like me opt out of having their names used against their will and for no compensation as part of its "expert review" feature www.platformer.news/grammarly-ex...

— Casey Newton (@caseynewton.bsky.social) 2026-03-10T00:07:55.640Z

I credit these comments from @karaswisher.bsky.social for the change

— Casey Newton (@caseynewton.bsky.social) 2026-03-10T00:09:54.487Z

Grammarly did not contact the writers to get their permission, and there's apparently no public list of all the writers they ripped off. Writers' names and fake advice will appear only when the AI links some writing submitted to Grammarly with certain well known writers.