Flutterby™! : Grammarly co-opting reputation

Grammarly introduced "Expert Review", in which they co-opted the good names of prominent people as editorial styles:

Note: References to experts in Expert Review are for informational purposes only and do not indicate any affiliation with Grammarly or endorsement by those individuals or entities.

Leading to many of those experts saying "eeew, gross".

Casey Newton: Grammarly turned me into an AI editor against my will and I hate it (Via).

Ingrid Burrington ‪@lifewinning.com‬

A little offended Grammarly didn't make a sloppelganger of me

‪jennifer uncoolidge‬ ‪@histoftech.bsky.social‬

So apparently grammarly stole my fuckin identity

Laura Hazard Owen at Nieman Lab: A lot of journalism folks are offering editing advice as Grammarly’s AI “experts” (Via)

Maureen Ryan: An open letter to Grammarly and other plagiarists, thieves and slop merchants (Via Chuck Wendig)

Kevin M. Kruse:

Strongly encourage all academics, novelists, reporters, bloggers, whatever to just email this account and state that you want to opt out of this idiocy.

Overload them with emails and make them regret they ever tried this shit.

The MeFi thread.

Addendum: PRF Law: Class Action Alleges That Grammarly Misappropriated the Names of Journalists and Authors Through its “Expert Review” That Lets Users Get Feedback on Writing From Experts. Go get 'em, Peter Romer-Friedman!