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Twitch content has trained Amazon AI for years, but users can opt out now

First publishedAug 12, 17:29 UTC

Last updatedAug 13, 00:15 UTC · 10m ago

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Twitch now lets users opt out of Amazon's use of content from their channels to train Amazon's "generative AI content models." The change, announced today, comes more than two years after a company executive confirmed that Amazon was using Twitch content for AI training. In an updated support page, Twitch confirms that users must opt out if they don’t want their “streams, VODs, clips, stream chats, and pictures and text on your channel [to] be used in future training of a model developed by Amazon whose purpose is to generate or synthesize text, audio, images, or video.” To opt out, users must go to the proper settings at www.twitch.tv/settings/security.Read full article Comments

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What's the story?: Twitch now lets users opt out of Amazon's use of content from their channels to train Amazon's "generative AI content models." The change, announced today, comes more than two years after a company executive confirmed that Amazon was using Twitch content for AI training. In an updated support page, Twitch confirms that users must opt out if they don’t want their “streams, VODs, clips, stream chats, and pictures and text on your channel [to] be used in future training of a model developed by Amazon whose purpose is to generate or synthesize text, audio, images, or video.” To opt out, users must go to the proper settings at www.twitch.tv/settings/security.Read full article Comments
How widely is it covered?: 2 outlets, average source rating 6.5/10.
When was it last updated?: 10m ago.

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