Twitch Streamers Gain Opt-Out for Amazon AI Training Data
TL;DR. Twitch now allows streamers to opt out their content from training Amazon's generative AI models. - The new setting prevents streams, VODs, clips, chats, and channel media from being used for future AI training. - This opt-out primarily affects generative AI, with other AI-supported features like safety tools still active. - User chat in another person's stream is governed by that stream's opt-out preference, not the individual's.
- Twitch implemented a toggle for streamers to opt out of having their content used to train Amazon's generative AI models.
- This opt-out covers streams, VODs, clips, chat, and channel imagery, specifically for generating text, audio, images, or video.
- The toggle does not affect other AI-supported Twitch features like real-time sponsorship assistance or community safety tools.
- User chat content in other streams is subject to the host's opt-out preference, not the individual chatter's.
- The 'Training for Generative AI' setting was found toggled on by default, prompting inquiries to Amazon.
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