# Twitch Turns On Amazon AI Training for Streamers by Default, With an Opt-Out Setting > Source: > Published: 2026-08-15 14:42:07.115583+00:00 # Twitch Turns On Amazon AI Training for Streamers by Default, With an Opt-Out Setting - Twitch says streams, stream chat, VODs, Clips, Highlights, and text or images on a channel may be used to train Amazon generative-AI models. [[1]](https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/twitch-account-settings?language=en_US) - The control is enabled by default, according to reporting on Twitch’s August 2026 rollout. Creators can disable it under Settings > Security and Privacy > Training for Generative AI. [[2]](https://x.com/TwitchSupport/status/2087572924450455558) - Twitch’s FAQ says the opt-out blocks future training, but does not explain whether previously collected material, existing datasets or already-trained models are affected. [[3]](https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/this-feels-much-more-like-amazon-forcing-the-issue-on-them-streamer-sounds-the-alarm-on-amazon-using-twitchs-content-to-train-its-ai-models) - Opting out does not disable all AI-supported Twitch features, and chat posted in another creator’s stream is governed by that channel’s setting. [[4]](https://www.techradar.com/streaming/if-it-was-opt-in-nobody-would-opt-in-amazons-ai-is-being-trained-on-your-twitch-streams-unless-you-turn-it-off-heres-how-to-stop-it) Twitch has added an opt-out setting for the use of channel content in Amazon’s generative-AI model training, leaving the feature enabled by default for creators. Twitch’s support materials say the eligible material includes live broadcasts, stream chat, VODs, Clips, Highlights, and text and images posted on a channel. [[1]](https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/twitch-account-settings?language=en_US) Creators who want to disable the setting must open Twitch, select Settings, then Security and Privacy, and switch off “Training for Generative AI.” Twitch announced the control through its Twitch Support account on X; the company has not published a detailed announcement identifying a particular Amazon model or training dataset. [[2]](https://x.com/TwitchSupport/status/2087572924450455558) ## What Twitch says is covered Twitch defines generative-AI content models as systems that create or synthesize text, audio, images or video from instructions or prompts. Its FAQ gives speech-to-text as an example: stream audio could help improve captions on Twitch and similar systems across Amazon. [[1]](https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/twitch-account-settings?language=en_US) The scope is broader than a streamer’s video file. Twitch says a channel’s stream and chat, saved broadcasts, Clips, Highlights, and channel text and images may be used. That puts a creator’s audio and visual material within the described categories, although Twitch has not identified a specific model, commercial partner or training-data inventory. [[1]](https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/twitch-account-settings?language=en_US) Twitch’s Terms of Service separately grant Twitch and its sublicensees a broad, worldwide, royalty-free and potentially perpetual license to use User Content, including a creator’s name, identity, likeness and voice. The terms describe uses such as reproducing, modifying, distributing and creating derivative works, but do not name a particular Amazon generative-AI model or provide a separate compensation schedule for training use. [[5]](https://legal.twitch.com/en/legal/terms-of-service/) ## The opt-out is prospective The most consequential limitation in Twitch’s FAQ is its wording: opting out means the listed material will not be used in “future training” of an Amazon model designed to generate or synthesize content. The page does not say that Twitch will delete material already collected, remove it from an existing training set, or alter a model that has already been trained. [[3]](https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/this-feels-much-more-like-amazon-forcing-the-issue-on-them-streamer-sounds-the-alarm-on-amazon-using-twitchs-content-to-train-its-ai-models) That leaves unanswered questions about historical content. Twitch has not publicly stated when Amazon’s training use began, whether older VODs and Clips were included, or whether material collected before the setting appeared can be removed. The available language establishes a forward-looking opt-out, not a retroactive deletion process. [[3]](https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/this-feels-much-more-like-amazon-forcing-the-issue-on-them-streamer-sounds-the-alarm-on-amazon-using-twitchs-content-to-train-its-ai-models) The control also operates at the channel level. Twitch says that if a user chats in another creator’s stream, the other channel’s preference determines whether that chat may be used for training. Twitch’s published FAQ does not describe a viewer-facing indicator showing which channels have disabled the feature. [[4]](https://www.techradar.com/streaming/if-it-was-opt-in-nobody-would-opt-in-amazons-ai-is-being-trained-on-your-twitch-streams-unless-you-turn-it-off-heres-how-to-stop-it) ## Other AI uses continue Disabling the training setting does not remove a channel from all AI or machine-learning systems used by Twitch. The company says it may continue using data for AI-supported features, including captioning and safety functions. Twitch distinguishes those uses from training models intended to generate new text, audio, images or video. [[1]](https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/twitch-account-settings?language=en_US) The distinction matters because the setting is narrower than a general ban on automated analysis. A creator may block future use for Amazon’s generative models while still allowing Twitch to process content to operate platform features. Twitch’s Privacy Notice also says the company may share information with Amazon and its affiliates to operate, develop and improve Amazon and Twitch products and services. [[6]](https://www.twitch.tv/p/fi-fi/legal/privacy-notice) ## Why creators objected The backlash centered on the default setting and the limited visibility of the rollout. During a Twitch livestream, Chief Product Officer Mike Minton said, “If it was opt in, nobody would opt in,” according to PC Gamer’s account of the discussion. Minton also acknowledged that the change was upsetting to the community. [[7]](https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/twitch-under-fire-for-new-gen-ai-training-system-that-harvests-streamer-data-for-amazon-says-its-on-by-default-because-if-it-was-opt-in-nobody-would-opt-in/) Streamer and Twitch policy commentator Zach Bussey told Tom’s Guide that the decision appeared to reflect pressure from Amazon. That is Bussey’s interpretation, not a confirmed account of Amazon’s internal decision-making. [[8]](https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/this-feels-much-more-like-amazon-forcing-the-issue-on-them-streamer-sounds-the-alarm-on-amazon-using-twitchs-content-to-train-its-ai-models) Mike Futter, a game-industry consultant and studio executive, separately questioned whether Twitch could feed broadcasts into AI systems when a stream contains a game, music, or other third-party creative material. Twitch’s copyright guidance tells streamers to respect other creators’ rights and obtain permission for copyrighted material they share. [[9]](https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/dmca-and-copyright-faqs?language=en_US) That creates a practical rights question for creators and Twitch alike: a streamer may control the rights to their own performance while appearing alongside copyrighted games, licensed music, guests or viewers whose voices and messages are also captured. Twitch’s public materials do not explain how the generative-AI setting resolves those third-party rights issues. [[5]](https://legal.twitch.com/en/legal/terms-of-service/) ## Companies mentioned ## Further sources [[1] Twitch’s account-settings FAQ describes the content eligible for generative-AI … ↗](https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/twitch-account-settings?language=en_US) [[2] Twitch Support announced an opt-out setting for channel content used to train g… ↗](https://x.com/TwitchSupport/status/2087572924450455558) [[3] Reporting quotes Twitch’s FAQ as saying the opt-out prevents listed content fro… ↗](https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/this-feels-much-more-like-amazon-forcing-the-issue-on-them-streamer-sounds-the-alarm-on-amazon-using-twitchs-content-to-train-its-ai-models) [[4] Reporting quotes Twitch’s FAQ on chat posted in another creator’s stream being … ↗](https://www.techradar.com/streaming/if-it-was-opt-in-nobody-would-opt-in-amazons-ai-is-being-trained-on-your-twitch-streams-unless-you-turn-it-off-heres-how-to-stop-it) [[5] Twitch’s April 13, 2026 Terms of Service grant Twitch and its sublicensees broa… ↗](https://legal.twitch.com/en/legal/terms-of-service/) [[6] Twitch’s Privacy Notice says it may share personal information with Amazon and … ↗](https://www.twitch.tv/p/fi-fi/legal/privacy-notice)+3 more The stories that matter, in one email. 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