Twitch Faces Class Action Over AI Training Data Use
Twitch and Amazon are being sued by a streamer over AI training. The lawsuit alleges content was used without consent or notification. This follows Twitch's introduction of an opt-out AI training feature.
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Twitch and Amazon face class-action lawsuit over its automatic opt-in of gen AI training
Twitch and Amazon are facing a class-action lawsuit over their automatic opt-in policy for generative AI training. Streamer Warren Pandiscia alleges that both companies unlawfully copied millions of videos to develop AI models without proper consent, violating creator agreements and unfair competition laws.
Class-action lawsuit filed against Twitch over Amazon AI training
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Twitch by content creators, alleging the platform unlawfully used user content to train Amazon's AI models without consent or notification. The lawsuit, filed by Warren Pandiscia, claims Amazon had a significant incentive to acquire data on an unprecedented scale for its AI products. Twitch's Chief Product Officer, Mike Minton, admitted uncertainty about whether Amazon had used VODs for training prior to the introduction of an opt-out setting.
Twitch hit with class-action lawsuit over Amazon AI training: 'Twitch sent no email, displayed no pop-up…
Twitch is facing a class-action lawsuit from user Warren Pandiscia, who alleges that Amazon, Twitch's parent company, used Twitch stream content to train its generative AI without proper consent or notification. The lawsuit claims this practice is unlawful and an attack on content creators, as the data collection was opt-out and consent depended on host streamer settings. The article notes that Twitch sent no email or pop-up notification about the feature, which was discovered by a reporter.
Twitch served with class action lawsuit for training AI using streamers’ content
Twitch is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly using streamers' content to train Amazon's AI models without consent. The suit claims this practice violates California unfair competition law. Twitch recently introduced an opt-out feature for AI training, but it is not retroactive and only applies to the specific channel.
Twitch and Amazon hit with lawsuit for training AI with streamers' content
Twitch and its parent company Amazon are facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly training AI models using content from Twitch streamers without their consent. The suit claims that streamers' intellectual property was used without proper authorization.
Twitch faces a class action lawsuit over using streamers' content to train Amazon's AI
Twitch and its parent company Amazon are facing a proposed class action lawsuit from streamer Warren Pandiscia, who alleges his content was used to train generative AI models without consent or payment. This follows Twitch's recent announcement of AI training features, which have been met with community backlash due to their opt-out rather than opt-in nature. Separately, an analyst suggests that Epic Games Store's efforts to compete with Steam may be too late, despite ongoing improvements to its storefront and the continued success of Fortnite.
