Jenn CutterMar 11
Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them)

“There’s not a single word about ‘permission’ in that statement, and no sign that Grammarly is walking back the idea. It sounds like the company fully intends to keep pretending real human beings are behind its edits, just with ‘greater control’.”

https://www.theverge.com/tech/891822/grammarly-superhuman-expert-review-names-without-permission-opt-out-email

#Grammarly #Writing #SpellCheck #AI

Grammarly will keep using authors’ identities without permission unless they opt out

Grammarly has addressed the backlash against it appropriating authors’ names for its Expert Review feature. It will offer an opt-out email.

The Verge
Mar 11 at 12:33amWeb
Show threadReilly Spitzfaden (they/them)Mar 11
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Show threadReilly Spitzfaden (they/them)Mar 11

I don't particularly like automatic grammar-checkers in the first place, but if you do want to use one, I would recommend Harper over Grammarly (at least for the time being).

I personally just use `codebook` in Neovim, and the built-in spell check (Hunspell-based, I think) in LibreOffice.

https://writewithharper.com/

Harper | Privacy-First Offline Grammar Checker

Harper checks your writing instantly—fast, lightweight and utterly private—so you can polish every clause without surrendering a single keystroke.

Harper
Show threadbriMar 11
@reillypascal i’ve been speculating that grammarly was really going to start ramping up its evil level at an incredible pace… and i don’t think i’m wrong…