Grammarly looks to evolve into an always-on desktop AI agent

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Grammarly looks to evolve into an always-on desktop AI agent Grammarly is reinventing itself as a platform of generative AI (genAI) agents that go beyond grammar recommendations. The company is building always-on AI technologies that follow users across work applications and can coordinate projects, write documents and automate workflows.  The growth is partially fueled by a cash infusion of $1 billion from General Catalyst last month. Read more 5 mins

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