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Twitch under fire for new gen AI training system that harvests streamer data for Amazon, says it's on by default because 'if it was opt-in, nobody would opt in'

Twitch has introduced a new generative AI training system that harvests streamer data for Amazon, and it is enabled by default, with the company stating that 'if it was opt-in, nobody would opt in.' The system, which has drawn criticism from streamers, automatically collects data from streams to train AI models for Amazon, raising privacy and consent concerns.

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Twitch under fire for new gen AI training system that harvests streamer data for Amazon, says it's on by default because 'if it was opt-in, nobody would opt in'
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