Twitch Uses Livestreams to Train Amazon Generative AI
TL;DR. Twitch is training Amazon's generative AI models with user livestreams by default, sparking widespread creator and audience backlash. - Amazon confirmed Twitch video broadcasts can train its AI unless users opt out via dashboard settings. - The opt-out option is enabled by default, requiring users to manually disable it to prevent data use. - A Twitch executive stated few would opt-in if given the choice, citing industry standard practices. - Twitch uses the data to potentially generate text, audio, images, or video, according to its FAQ.
- Amazon's Twitch streams now train its generative AI models.
- This data collection is opt-out by default, not opt-in.
- Creators and viewers expressed significant negative reactions.
- Twitch leadership admitted few would opt-in if given the choice.
- The collected data may be used to generate various media types.
Sources
- Amazon’s Twitch is using livestreams to train its generative AI, and nobody’s happy with it — geekwire.com
- wired.com — wired.com