Query: Is Grammarly considered "Use of AI" by Agents?

[G Allen]

I have never had AI write one word of my work.

That stated, I have used Grammarly (and MS Word's "check document") to help catch the things my tired old eyes miss. I use only the free version, so I don't get the "sentence rewrites" offered with the paid subscription.

Have I violated agents/editors/publishers ban on using AI?

If so, how do I fix that? Since "Spell Check" with the grammar addition has been available in Word for decades, I do not consider this to be AI. Updates to how those base features work should not be considered using AI, but who am I?

I would appreciate all honest feedback on this, particularly from anyone who is an agent, editor, or works for a publisher.

Thank you.

[Lee]

I think you should be okay. It's more about creating the work than checking it.

Now, if you're taking AI suggestions and rewriting it, that could be a gray area.

Plus, someday there may be repercussions for feeding your book entirely and voluntarily into an AI language model. But for the moment you should be alright.