Twitch is home to a lot of online streamers, and some of these streamers keep their streams up as VOD after it ends for those who want to rewatch them. As it turns out, Amazon was watching. Now, Amazon and Twitch are hit with a lawsuit over allegations it was training its AI using streamers’ content.
Amazon, Twitch training AI lawsuit
Connecticut streamer Warren Pandiscia filed the complaint this past week. He filed it in a federal court in California. According to the streamer, he says Amazon and Twitch never asked permission before using his videos and clips to train Amazon’s AI models. Pandiscia and other streamers are also alleging they lost money and control over their own work.
Twitch only added an opt-out setting on August 12, but it seems that streamers found the option themselves before Twitch made it official. Pandiscia turned the setting off right away. He says that doesn’t undo what may have already happened before the switch even existed. The complaint claims Amazon’s scraping may have started as early as 2024. This was long before streamers knew Amazon was involved at all.
Twitch also updated its terms of service and privacy policy that same day, adding new language about automated tools and AI. The lawsuit claims streamers can’t get their work back once it’s already inside a trained model.
This has happened before
If this lawsuit sounds familiar, it’s because it’s not the first time this sort of thing has happened. Ever since AI hit the mainstream, there have been a rise in accusations of AI companies illegally scraping content to use for training purposes. We’re talking about authors who are getting their written work, whether it be online articles or books, scraped to train AI.Â
Musicians, photographers, graphic designers, and artists are facing similar issues. So much so that some online platforms are coming up with measures to prevent scraping from happening. Some have also filed their own lawsuits. But some have also found alternatives, such as licensing content with specific AI companies.
In any case, we’re not sure how this lawsuit will play out and if Amazon/Twitch will offer to settle or fight it to the end. In the meantime, if you’re a Twitch user, then maybe check your settings to make sure you’ve opted out of it.
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