Fordel StudiosA writer is suing Grammarly for turning her and other authors into ‘AI editors’ without consent
What Happened
Journalist Julia Angwin is leading a class action lawsuit against Grammarly for violating her privacy and publicity rights.
Our Take
Grammarly training their AI on user data without explicit consent—that's the move. Julia Angwin's lawsuit is exactly right, even if it probably doesn't win. Privacy law is 20 years behind SaaS.
The thing is, everyone's doing this (GitHub, OpenAI, whatever). Grammarly just got caught first. Class action will settle, writers get $40 each, Grammarly adds a checkbox, life goes on.
But this lawsuit might be the first domino. Can't keep scraping writers forever if it keeps ending up in court. Expect more of these in 2026—they're coming for Google, OpenAI next.
What To Do
Assume your SaaS data is being used for AI training until you see explicit opt-out language.
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