Twitch under fire for new gen AI training system that harvests streamer data for Amazon, says it's on by default because 'if it was opt-in, nobody would opt in'

Eurogamer · Aug 13, 09:04 UTC

Twitch is training AI on livestreams, says it's an opt out feature as "nobody would opt in"

Twitch - the popular gaming and IRL streaming platform - has announced it'll start training generative AI models on those livestreaming on the platform.

Video Games Chronicle · Aug 13, 08:39 UTC

‘If it was opt in, nobody would opt in’: Twitch is using streamers’ content to train generative AI by default

Users have to manually turn off the setting to stop their content being used

Aftermath · Aug 12, 23:05 UTC

Twitch Says Quiet Part Out Loud: Amazon AI Is Opt Out Because ‘Nobody Would Opt In’

"If it was opt-in, nobody would opt in. That’s honestly the answer"

PC Gamer · Aug 12, 22:17 UTC

Twitch under fire for new gen AI training system that harvests streamer data for Amazon, says it's on by default because 'if it was opt-in, nobody would opt in'

Streams, VODs, comments, and pretty much everything else will go into the gen AI training machine, unless streamers choose to opt out.