If Twitch decides to pursue AI more than it already is, I will leave the service for the same reason I left X/Youtube/Reddit/Imgur/DeviantArt and so many other popular interactive platforms. There is always alternatives and I'll happily switch to them, and my viewers will follow.
Your true wealth is the creators who make the content your viewers come to see- no one wants AI slop when they're looking to connect on a human level with what little freetime they have. Pursuing AI will absolutely be akin to shooting yourself in the foot, and the financial and social cost of inevitably doubling back will stick far longer than any gains you've projected to obtain. Do not do this, and if you must, absolutely make it Opt-out by default.
If Twitch decides to pursue AI more than it already is, I will leave the service for the same reason I left X/Youtube/Reddit/Imgur/DeviantArt and so many other popular interactive platforms. There is always alternatives and I'll happily switch to them, and my viewers will follow.
Your true wealth is the creators who make the content your viewers come to see- no one wants AI slop when they're looking to connect on a human level with what little freetime they have. Pursuing AI will absolutely be akin to shooting yourself in the foot, and the financial and social cost of inevitably doubling back will stick far longer than any gains you've projected to obtain. Do not do this, and if you must, absolutely make it Opt-out by default.