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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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.

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