the technology being falsely advertised as AI is being used for regurgitating images of children for rapists to excuse themself distributing CSEM by claiming it isnt technically a real image, and for using image recognition on weapons to more often target children, by forcing it on users all youve done is make the statement that you support **** and genocide even more explicit

Gen AI training shouldn't be happening on Twitch *At All* but if they're going to shove it down our throats it should be opt-out by default. Nobody wants their data and content stolen by AI, especially artists and streamers worried about their privacy, and game developers who try hard to keep their games away from AI shouldn't be betrayed by gaming streamers inadvertently training AI on their work because of an opt out that they may not know exists.

I have never streamed on Twitch and this is a great way to encourage me to keep that streak going. F*** AI

I have serious concerns about Twitch making generative AI training an opt-out feature rather than requiring creators to actively opt in. Creators should not have to discover and disable a setting to protect years of work. Consent should be explicit, informed, and affirmative—not assumed by default. Twitch's new setting is enabled by default and applies broadly to streams, VODs, clips, chat, and channel content for future generative AI model training.

If Twitch is going to allow creators to opt in to AI training, there should be full transparency:

Any channel that chooses to participate should be automatically labeled as contributing content for generative AI training, with that label permanently tied to the opt-in setting and not removable while participation is enabled.
Viewers, collaborators, and other creators deserve to know when content they contribute to or appear in may become part of AI training datasets.

Creators whose content is used to train commercial AI systems should also be fairly compensated. Our streams, communities, artwork, voices, chat interactions, and creative efforts have value. If that value helps build products that generate revenue, creators should share in that value instead of providing it for free.

Finally, Twitch must implement stronger safeguards around sensitive information. Many creators openly discuss mental health, disabilities, chronic illnesses, trauma, and other deeply personal experiences on stream. Those conversations should never be used to train generative AI models or become part of datasets that could be repurposed in ways creators never intended. Protecting sensitive health and mental health information should be a baseline expectation, not an afterthought.

Transparency, meaningful consent, fair compensation, and protection of sensitive personal information should be the foundation of any responsible AI policy—not optional features.

Burn the entire Gen AI program down. Nuke it from orbit.

AI should not be welcome on Twitch period, but if this website is forced to use it it should be opt-out BY DEFAULT!

I drink *** everyday and it makes me stronger

This is a fantastic way to make every self-respecting streamer look for a new platform. I can't imagine a worse way to ruin your company.

I will not be watching any streamers on Twitch until this decision is reversed or they confirm they opted out of this feature.

I do not want any of my content to be used to train AI models.

Setting this as Opt In by default is unbelievably scummy, the least you could've done is let people opt in of their own accord. The right thing to do would have been to never implement this feature in the first place.

Between all this, and the AI photobooth? Twitch is going down a really gross path. As well as not telling people if their current content has been scraped is INSANE. You should let creators decide, not force their work to be stolen and reused for Amazon's AI models.

As a streamer and a game dev, **** this ****! I don't want any AI features on Twitch and I don't want our games being streamed to train any AI tools either.

Remove AI completely. Nobody wants their work fed into the theft machine.

Forcing this on users was a terrible idea and I hope whoever forced this through never gains the sentience required to realize what scum they are.

As a 6-year old channel, partner since last February, we are thankful for the opportunities Twitch gave us. However, we find this decision honestly disgusting, disappointing, and completely out of tune with what we thought Twitch stood for: the possibility of giving everybody to express their passions and create a space to call our own. With this decision, Twitch is basically saying out loud (not so much, though: at least an email, an announcement, would have been nice, wouldn't it?) that what we create every day is in fact not our own. It belongs to the corporations, just like 99% of the internet. We immediately disabled this accursed setting, but we fear it won't be enough. We believe that the only way to reverse this stupid decision would be to stop streaming altogether, stop giving Twitch the revenue from our subs and bits, and stop giving our soul to a network that, evidently, does not value it any more than a couple of bits to train AI. Such a heartbreaking decision. Twitch, do better. If you still can, that is.

They could not tell me if my 5 years of content, my artwork and designs I've created myself, etc was already scraped or not without my permission prior to opting out.

Their current stream they decided to do in the middle of a work day is wild. They are literally not able to answer whether our content was already scraped or not prior to opting out, and telling us oh well too bad this is industry standard so we're doing it too. Absolutely wild.

continue down the ai path and lose all the real artists that are the thing that actually brings in money. i know money is the only thing that matters to you people so i'm putting it in words you can understand.

Generative AI data training should never be opt in as default let people know they can opt in not force it on people.

Its poor taste and it shows that you care more for generating money instead of supporting creators and a free business world.

Please reconsider your stance on Generative AI as it hurts your core audience, the people.

Yall must be blind af to all the ai hate going around to think that your creators want this auto opted in AI ********! Wake up and realize no one wants Gen AI forced down our throats, or even as a regular option.