Amazon will train on Twitch streamers' content by default, unless they opt out
ilamont
36 points
13 comments
August 13, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (9 comments)
bcraven
“Why is it not opt-in? That’s what everybody is spamming in chat. I get it. ‘Let me opt in versus making me opt out,’” Minton said. “Well, there’s an honest answer… If this was opt-in, nobody would opt in. That’s honestly the answer.” The absolute cheek of it!
ElProlactin
Just what the world needs. Surely this is the path to "superintelligence." Or "superidiocracy." Or super something.
Ekaros
Is this one of the cases where they were too preoccupied with can we do it instead of should we do it... In many ways Twitch is pretty much at bottom of list of things I want to train AI on...
tamimio
So next time you ask an AI, it will be a vtuber and an egirl answers, the AGI is here!!
avgDev
AI is going to get brain rot.
rglover
"I'm sorry, I can't answer that question until you sub sweetie."
ChrisArchitect
Earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49276344
Levitating
How much good data can you get out of twitch?
johannesrexx
The Zon is a data-driven company. Train on its user's data? Of course it would. It can do no less. It's in the corporate DNA, just like Embrace-Extend-Extinguish is in Microsoft's DNA.