As of August 2026, Amazon announced that it would default to using content streamed by streamers on Twitch to train its artificial intelligence models. According to TechCrunch, unless a streamer explicitly chooses to opt out, their live streaming content will be included in the training data. Wired further noted that this mechanism aims to allow AI to learn how users can exit such services, but in practice, consentless content may still be used for model optimization. This strategy has already been implemented, and relevant streamers must take active measures to protect their content from being used.
Amazon has implemented a policy that automatically uses Twitch content to train AI; streamers must actively opt out to protect their content.
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2026-08-12
Amazon’s default use of Twitch content for AI training has sparked controversy.
Amazon announced that it will automatically use streamer content to train generative AI, unless creators manually opt out; Twitch responded that if the setting was set to “agree,” no one would agree, so the default mode was changed.
2026-08-15
Twitch released instructions on data collection and opt-out mechanisms.
Twitch announced that it will use user viewing data (mouse trajectories, clicks, comments) to optimize AI, allowing users to turn off this feature in their settings to exit the training process.
亚马逊将默认使用 Twitch 主播内容训练其生成式 AI 模型,除非创作者手动选择退出。Twitch 社区对此迅速反弹,担忧主播在不知情的情况下让渡内容。Twitch 首席产品官 Mike Minton 在直播中回应称,若设为“同意”模式无人会同意,因此改为默认使用并允许退出。部分主播因混淆已发生的数据使用情况而质疑内容是否已被训练。Twitch 社区普遍反对生成式 AI,且 Meta 等平台对公开内容的 AI 训练做法引发类似争议。目前用户需进入频道设置的安全与隐私选项,选择“用于训练”下的退出功能以阻止内容被使用。