Twitch Uses User Livestream Content to Train Amazon AI Models by Default, Faces Backlash

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• ■Twitch has confirmed it has been using its users' livestream content to train Amazon's generative AI models for an unspecified number of years.
• ■This AI training was implemented by default, meaning user content was utilized without explicit consent from streamers.
• ■The platform recently introduced an opt-out system, allowing users to prevent their content from being used for AI training going forward.
• ■The announcement has sparked significant backlash from the Twitch community, with many users expressing concerns over privacy and the monetization of their intellectual property.
• ■Critics argue that making it an opt-out system, rather than opt-in, demonstrates an expectation that few users would willingly agree to have their content used for AI training.