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Twitch content has trained Amazon AI for years, but users can opt out now
Streaming platform says user-generated content “may be used for future Gen AI model improvements.”
TL;DR
- Twitch users can now opt out of Amazon using their channel content for generative AI model training.
- Previously, users were automatically opted into AI training by default.
- Content includes streams, VODs, clips, chats, and channel images/text.
- The opt-out setting is available in the security settings on Twitch.
- Amazon has been using Twitch content for AI training for at least two years.
- Concerns about AI training include lack of financial benefit, potential business cannibalization, and general aversion to the Amazon conglomerate.