Source: Ars Technica
Amazon used Twitch streamer content to train its generative AI models for years before adding an opt-out mechanism under pressure—the same default-extraction pattern big tech applies to consumer data. Creators supply the raw material: hours of live video, chat interaction, gameplay. Amazon controls discovery and the timeline for disclosure. The opt-out framing signals Amazon's legal position is defensible under its terms of service, but the delayed transparency shows how platform leverage enables resource extraction that individual creators cannot practically resist at scale.