Streamer Warren Pandiscia sues Twitch and Amazon over AI training
Twitch and Amazon are being sued by streamer Warren Pandiscia, who says they used his streams and videos to train their AI models without permission or licensing.
The lawsuit claims this move broke contracts and cost streamers money, raising fresh questions about how creators' work is used for tech development.
Twitch CPO Minton defends opt out
Back in earlier this month, Twitch rolled out an opt-out feature for AI training, but it's off by default, so if you don't want your content used.
Twitch's Chief Product Officer Mike Minton said they made it this way because "if it was opt-in, nobody would opt in."
This isn't just a Twitch thing either; YouTubers have also taken another company to court over similar issues.
The debate over who owns digital content in the age of AI is definitely heating up.