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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'

PC Gamer • Wed, 12 Aug 2026

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'

Streams, VODs, comments, and pretty much everything else will go into the gen AI training machine, unless streamers choose to opt out.

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Streams, VODs, comments, and pretty much everything else will go into the gen AI training machine, unless streamers choose to opt out.

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Streams, VODs, comments, and pretty much everything else will go into the gen AI training machine, unless streamers choose to opt out.

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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/