Amazon will train on Twitch streamers’ content by default, unless they opt out
4 sources·Updated August 13, 2026
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- BBC Business·1h agoTwitch faces backlash over Amazon training AI on its users' livestreams
Twitch's executives said users can opt out of AI training, which has become a common industry practice.
Read at BBC Business → - Ars Technica·7h agoTwitch 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."
Read at Ars Technica → - TechCrunch·8h agoAmazon will train on Twitch streamers’ content by default, unless they opt out
"If this was opt-in, nobody would opt in," Twitch CPO Mike Minton said on a livestream responding to user feedback. "That's honestly the answer."
Read at TechCrunch → - The Verge·10h agoTwitch streamers can now opt out from training Amazon’s AI
Twitch users can now opt out of allowing their content to be used to train Amazon's generative AI models. Opting out means that "your streams, VODs, clips, stream chats, and pictures and text on your channel" won't be used in "future training" of an Amazon AI model "whose…
Read at The Verge →