Twitch 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 purpose is to generate or synthesize text, audio, images, or video," according to a Twitch support page. Other "AI-supported" features like captions and safety tools will still function if you opt-out of gener
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Twitch streamers now have the ability to opt out of allowing their content to be used to train Amazon's generative AI models through a toggle in the platform's settings. When opted out, streams, videos, clips, chats, and channel images and text will not be used in future training of Amazon AI models designed to generate or synthesize text, audio, images, or video. Other AI-supported features like captions and safety tools will continue to function for users who opt out. The toggle was set to on by default, meaning streamers must actively disable it if they do not want their content used for generative AI training.
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