Grammarly pulls AI author-impersonation tool after backlash

"I had thought of deepfakes as something that happens to celebrities, mostly around images."

— Julia Angwin , Academic

"Over the past week, we received valid critical feedback from experts who are concerned that the agent misrepresented their voices."

— Shishir Mehrotra , Executive

"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 , Executive

"The claims in the lawsuit are without merit and will strongly defend against them."

— Shishir Mehrotra , Executive

"The agent was designed to help users discover influential perspectives and scholarship relevant to their work, while also providing meaningful ways for experts to build deeper relationships with their fans."

— Shishir Mehrotra , Executive

"You rapacious information and identity thieves better get ready for me to go full McConaughey on you. Also, you suck."

— Kara Swisher , Influencer

"We hear the feedback and recognize we fell short on this."

— Shishir Mehrotra , Executive

"I’ve long assumed that before too long, AI might take my job."

— Casey Newton , Influencer