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Re: To opt out of Grammarly AI training requires business account with 500+ users

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I kinda hate this, but it also seems like the only way to keep Grammarly in business. I've paid them for a personal account since 2016, since ChatGPT's launch - my usage has fallen precipitously. I can write utter stream of consciousness garbage, paste it into GPT-4, and get out a professional looking piece of text.

I'd definitely pay for a private AI assisted writing experience - the biggest blocker I have with using Grammarly is my inability to use it at work.

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I kinda hate this, but it also seems like the only way to keep Grammarly in business. I've paid them for a personal account since 2016, since ChatGPT's launch - my usage has fallen precipitously. I can write utter stream of consciousness garbage, paste it into GPT-4, and get out a professional looking piece of text. I'd definitely pay for a private AI assisted writing experience - the biggest blocker I have with usin…

Shouldn't the policy stopping you from using Grammarly at work also be stopping you from using ChatGPT?

Re: To opt out of Grammarly AI training requires business account with 500+ users

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Currently going through it around this and Zoom at my employer, who are a small team and seem to really not trust my experience in security and privacy. Definitely a losing battle and I’ll probably need to exit soon due to differences in direction.

Anyone hiring in the security field these days? Off to check the last who’s hiring post I guess.

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I kinda hate this, but it also seems like the only way to keep Grammarly in business. I've paid them for a personal account since 2016, since ChatGPT's launch - my usage has fallen precipitously. I can write utter stream of consciousness garbage, paste it into GPT-4, and get out a professional looking piece of text. I'd definitely pay for a private AI assisted writing experience - the biggest blocker I have with usin…

Shouldn't the policy stopping you from using Grammarly at work also be stopping you from using ChatGPT?

Because of the step change in functionality, ChatGPT is not banned. However I am prohibited from using ChatGPT outputs in certain contexts. Unfortunately, Grammarly and ChatGPT are under different application classifications.

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I kinda hate this, but it also seems like the only way to keep Grammarly in business. I've paid them for a personal account since 2016, since ChatGPT's launch - my usage has fallen precipitously. I can write utter stream of consciousness garbage, paste it into GPT-4, and get out a professional looking piece of text. I'd definitely pay for a private AI assisted writing experience - the biggest blocker I have with usin…

Shouldn't the policy stopping you from using Grammarly at work also be stopping you from using ChatGPT?

Probably can’t install chrome extensions, but the openai site isn’t blocked, yet.

Re: To opt out of Grammarly AI training requires business account with 500+ users

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Shouldn't the policy stopping you from using Grammarly at work also be stopping you from using ChatGPT?

Because of the step change in functionality, ChatGPT is not banned. However I am prohibited from using ChatGPT outputs in certain contexts. Unfortunately, Grammarly and ChatGPT are under different application classifications.

I think the danger is more on what you input to Chatgpt... but true is same for Grammerly as all text typed in the web is sent to them right?

Re: To opt out of Grammarly AI training requires business account with 500+ users

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Kinda chisels away at their official "We're not a keylogger!" argument:

> Is Grammarly a keylogger?

> No. A keylogger records every keystroke, sends data to a third party for the benefit of that party, and does so without the user’s knowledge. Grammarly’s product doesn’t fit any of these descriptions. [0].

Certainly the data being sent must be primarily for their own benefit. Clearly if it was for the benefit of the user then they would have not need to make turning it off a premium feature. Maybe Grammarly will create an AI that makes their product better, but they're still using user data to make that product in the first place.

[0]. https://support.grammarly.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003816032...

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