California class-action sues Amazon and Twitch over use of Twitch streams to train AI

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Streamer Warren Pandiscia filed a class-action complaint in California claiming Amazon and Twitch used Twitch live streams and videos to train commercial generative AI without negotiating licenses or obtaining consent. The complaint says Twitch provided no email, pop-up, or announcement about the data collection and that Twitch’s system cannot obtain consent from all parties. The suit argues Amazon had a commercial incentive to harvest massive amounts of creator content and that creators received no compensation, raising privacy and legal risks for streamers.

• Plaintiff Warren Pandiscia is a Twitch streamer with about 1,000 followers who filed the complaint in California.
• The complaint alleges Amazon and Twitch accessed streams and videos as a training dataset for commercial generative AI rather than negotiating lawful licenses or seeking permission.
• Twitch sent no email, displayed no pop-up notification, and made no announcement about the data collection; Twitch’s chief product officer said the data collection was opt-out because "nobody would opt in."
• Lawsuit asserts Twitch’s settings can allow a person’s voice to be captured for AI training even if that individual opted out, because the systems are incapable of obtaining consent from all parties.