We don't want A.I. -- every A.I. initiative from Twitch has been met with a resounding "NO" -- who was this made for? why do you even remotely think this was a good idea?!

We don't want AI, we definitely don't want it making creative areas worse and stealing our content and ideas.

Every single AI feature that twitch has tried rolling out, from the stuff that starts out opted-into and then we have to turn it off to the 'helpful' bits that they think we want has been nothing but a slap in the face to all of us. This is just one more insult. I am barely holding onto a reason to keep using the platform as it is, and this is not helping. Please, for the love of all that is creative and good, take a step back and think about how stupid this is.

The tonal deafness made abundantly clear by these choices is, quite frankly, appalling. I plead with the people in charge to do some self reflection.

There was already a public admission that the recent genAI features were added as OPT-OUT because they knew if they had been added as OPT-IN, no one would have opted in. Because no one wants this. Twitch KNOWS their userbases does not want this. And yet Twitch is doubling and tripling down. Either Twitch cancels this self-sabotaging techbro wet dream, or it will hemorrhage users again.

Bruh..

Every day you give streamers and viewers reasons to switch platforms by forcing all this AI garbage.

Read the room, you sacks of waste. We don’t want this trash.

As usual, y'all keep making the most tone deaf decisions you can possibly make. For real, I'm absolutely done with y'all.

You'd think a company that depends on people using their own creativity to become successful wouldn't be celebrating people who aren't creating anything? No, using AI is not creating anything, just like ordering something at a restaurant doesn't mean you made the food. Grow a backbone, you idiots.

Twitch, thought you discovered earlier that we aren't fans of AI. Get the memo.

Twitch owes it's entire business model on games. Specifically, games created by hundreds of teams of dedicated and talented artists, coders, musicians, actors, etc.

Generative AI is a massive threat to the industry. As of right now, vibecoders are taking advantage of AI tools to either cobble together sloppy unoriginal garbage, or steal other people's game projects and repackage them as their own.

This hackathon event is you directly encouraging the use of generative AI in game development. Given the current climate, this is irresponsible and reprehensible.

You're already tacking on a bunch of unnecessary AI garbage into the Twitch ecosystem. And you've been on thin ice for me for that alone.

DO NOT take this next step. Or I will heavily consider cutting your platform off.

Please explain to me why the focus is on an unfeeling slab of silica, rather than the people who have been streaming for years. Please explain why instead of humans who are able to make new things you're giving the spotlight to a company that only knows theft. Please explain why humans are secondary and disregarded.

Rather than focus on AI, you can show people who make art, who use their own mind to code, who have their own voice and use it in amazing ways.

If this partnership is being actually considered and given actual thoughts, then it was not thought out. Look further than the bottom line and see the people you will be harming with this. Or maybe you already have, and the sacrifice of humanity is worth it because before it all came down we made a few people have a few more 0s in their bank account.

Again... TWITCH! STOP! WITH! THE! AI!

Twitch you realize AI is so cooked right? To try and jump on a burning carriage is gonna cost you more money than you are already losing, have some common sense please and stop supporting this actual money sink and detriment to humanity. Twitch is a PEOPLE focused (or it should be) community, we do not need something notorious for scraping art and doing far more uncool things when we have people that CAN do cool things.

Twitch owes its very existence to HUMAN MADE CONTENT. Amazon, we do not want this. We will leave. You do not want that, because money will go bye-bye. I cannot put this into simpler terms.

nobody asked for this. why would you double down on the ai stuff. Especially with OpenAI. This will no end well and they keep this up a competitor will come up and twitch will go down gaurantied. Cancel this event and listen to your user base for pete's sake.

Every single platform (Including Twitch) that has introduced Generative-AI features has continuously gotten worse and worse in it's usability for users. We regularly tell you that we do not support the use of Generative-AI especially from a company that supposedly values creatives, and yet you fail to listen to us time and time again just reaching for the next shiny new thing. Please actually listen to your user voice and the people who use your platform on what would improve the platform rather than these terrible AI tools. Not to mention, ethically it's highly questionable. We do not want our hard work, words, art, creativity, etc., to be stripped from us to train AI data centers that are harming the environment and predominately Black and Brown communities. The use of Gen-AI is against the fundamental principles of what makes Twitch a creator-first platform. Do you still want to have that reputation? One that says this place is about community and creativity? Because every single addition of AI says otherwise to your creators and pushes us away to other platforms. And that sucks because this is genuinely my favorite platform to be on. I've found my community here and grown as a person and a creative on this platform and I want to be here for a long time, but that looks less and less likely every time I see you're dropping another generative-AI based tool. Please reconsider.

Under no uncertain terms should Twitch be involved with OpenAI. OpenAI will harvest user data, payment information, creator voices, creative ideas shared in chats and so much more. If they say there are safeguards, they are lying. They do not exist. AI is a death knell for technology.

Cancel this event. Nobody asked for it and you're doing irreparable harm to your reputation.