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Grammarly says it will stop using AI to clone experts without permission

The Verge / 3/12/2026

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Key Points

  • Grammarly has stopped using its "Expert Review" AI feature after concerns about attributing edits to real writers without permission.
  • Superhuman disabled the feature, which had claimed edits were "inspired by" Verge editors and other staff.
  • Grammarly plans to reimagine the feature to be more useful while giving experts control over how they are represented, or opting out entirely.
  • The decision followed feedback that the approach missed the mark and highlighted the need for clearer consent and representation policies in AI-powered writing tools.
A screenshot of a draft Verge post in Google Docs with an AI-generated Grammarly comment using Nilay Patel’s name

Superhuman says it has disabled Grammarly's "expert review" AI feature that said its edit suggestions were "inspired by" real writers, including our editor-in-chief and other Verge staff members.

"After careful consideration, we have decided to disable Expert Review as we reimagine the feature to make it more useful for users, while giving experts real control over how they want to be represented - or not represented at all," Ailian Gan, Superhuman's director of product management, said in a statement to The Verge. "Based on the feedback we've received, we clearly missed the mark. We are sorry and will do things differently going forward."

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