Twitch Faces Backlash Over Amazon Training AI on Its Users' Livestreams

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• Twitch said it will now allow users to opt out of a default setting that lets Amazon use their streams, clips, images and chats to train its generative AI models, according to a BBC report.
• Twitch's chief product officer said AI training collection is on by default because 'if it's opt-in, nobody would opt-in,' and the announcement drew widespread user backlash on the platform.

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