Superhuman CEO Shishir Mehrotra discusses Grammarly shift to AI agents

In short: Shishir Mehrotra, CEO of Superhuman, spoke on The Verge podcast about the company formerly known as Grammarly and its move toward AI agents.

What happened

The Verge published a podcast interview with Shishir Mehrotra, who leads Superhuman. Superhuman is the new name for the parent company that includes Grammarly as its flagship product.

Mehrotra came to the role after a merger. Coda, a workplace productivity tool he co-founded, was acquired at the end of 2024 by the company then known as Grammarly, and the combined business later rebranded as Superhuman.

In the interview, Mehrotra talked about the company putting more focus on “AI agents.” An AI agent is software that can carry out multi step tasks for you, more like a helpful assistant than a simple spell checker (think of it as a digital helper that can do errands across apps, not just give suggestions in one box). The company has described its goal as building a platform that could connect to many other apps, with Grammarly being one example.

The discussion comes after controversy earlier in 2026 over a feature called “Expert Review,” which was pitched as an AI tool for analyzing and grading essays. Mehrotra apologized publicly and paused the feature, and a lawsuit was filed on March 11, 2026.

Why it matters

If Grammarly and similar tools move from fixing writing to taking actions across the apps people use at work and school, they could affect how everyday tasks get done. It also raises new questions about trust, accuracy, and what happens when an automated helper is used for high stakes things like schoolwork.

Source: The Verge AI