Superhuman, the tech company behind the writing software Grammarly, is facing a class action lawsuit over an AI tool that presented editing suggestions as if they came from established authors and academics—none of whom consented to have their names appear within the product.
Julia Angwin, an award-winning investigative journalist who founded The Markup, a nonprofit news organization that covers t...
The strongest version of this narrative is that Superhuman's "Expert Review" tool crossed a legal and ethical line by commercially exploiting the names and reputations of professionals without consent. The lawsuit, led by Julia Angwin, frames this as a clear violation of established laws protecting personal identity, particularly in states like New York and California. Superhuman's swift discontinuation of the feature and public apology suggest an acknowledgment of missteps, but the legal action...