#274 Luke Behnke: Why Grammarly Is Going All In on AI Agents
AGNTCY - Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. Grammarly is no longer just a writing assistant. It's building an AI productivity platform that could rival Microsoft Copilot. In this episode, Luke Behnke, VP of Enterprise Product at Grammarly, shares how the company is moving beyond grammar correction into intelligent agents, enterprise workflows, and real-time AI tools. We dive into Grammarly's new Authorship feature, why AI fluency is becoming essential at work, how Grammarly is integrating tools like Coda and Superhuman, and what the future of multi-agent systems looks like. If you're curious about where AI at work is really heading, this conversation will give you a clear and powerful glimpse. (00:00) Preview and Intro (03:37) Meet Luke Behnke(05:00) Grammarly's Origin Story and Early Vision(09:11) Grammarly's UX Advantage(13:30) Competing With Microsoft Copilot and Built-In Assistants(17:48) What Is "Authorship" and Why It Matters(20:31) AI Detection vs Authorship Tracking(25:05) The Future of AI Transparency(27:43) Why AI Fluency Will Be a Job Requirement(32:04) Grammarly's Agentic Vision(34:11) The Rise of Context-Aware Enterprise Agents(38:24) Use Cases: Automating Tasks Across Tools with AI(40:21) The Coda Acquisition & Building the Agent Platform(44:48) The Future of Interoperable AI Agents(47:43) Why Agent Oversight Is Crucial in Enterprise AI(55:57) Measuring Grammarly's ROI in the Enterprise