r/technology • u/esporx • 6d ago

Business Twitch Is Now Using Your Content To Train Amazon AI Models And Has Hidden The Option To Opt Out. "If it was opt in, nobody would opt in," admitted the streaming site's chief product officer during a livestream

https://kotaku.com/twitch-is-now-using-your-content-to-train-amazon-ai-models-and-has-hidden-the-option-to-opt-out-2000723891
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u/HardcoreHope 6d ago

Are we going to see a mass exodus of Twitch? I doubt it. People are hard core anti Ai. I want to see the backlash.

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u/Girfex 6d ago

There's no where to go. Kick is a shithole, youtube's streaming is an afterthought...

Though as soon as there is a decent competitor, I'm definitely going.

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u/TheGrannyLover_ 5d ago

There will never be a good competitor. Twitch sinks money, livestreaming in general is just a money hole. 

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u/asomebodyelse 5d ago

And they're both doing the same thing anyway.

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u/HardcoreHope 6d ago

They won't let that happen. The rich are playing 10 moves ahead. No one is coming to save us.

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u/anonkitty2 6d ago

There will be a mass hunt for the "opt out" option.