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'If it was opt-in, nobody would opt in.'
According to Twitch chief product officer Mike Minton, that’s the “honest answer” as to why the streaming platform has started training Amazon’s generative AI models on users’ content by default. Twitch users can choose to opt out, but Minton defends the default setting because “almost every content service in the world” is also doing it.
TL;DR
- Twitch is training Amazon's generative AI models on user content by default.
- The platform offers an opt-out option for users.
- Twitch Chief Product Officer Mike Minton defended the default setting.
- Minton stated that most content services globally use similar practices.
- He believes an opt-in system would result in very few users participating.