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Lawsuit seeks damages for affected streamers and an order preventing Amazon from continuing the alleged practice

A Twitch streamer has sued Twitch and Amazon in a proposed class action, claiming the companies used creators’ videos, chats and other content to train generative artificial intelligence models without their consent or compensation.

Millions of Twitch streamers have accused the Amazon-owned platform of using its streams and chats to train AI products.

Amazon and its streaming subsidiary Twitch are facing a class action lawsuit in the United States. It was filed last Thursday by the US streamer Warren Pandiscia at the US District Court for the Northern District of California. The allegation: the company used millions of videos from the platform as training material for generative AI…

Twitch Dmytro DzhuhalykAuthor of news articles for the Mezha. I write about things I am actively interested in, namely technology, games, and cinema. 24 August, 13:50

A Twitch streamer found himself at the center of a viral controversy after a heated clash with his mother played out live online. 18-year-old Nitro_Camden’s sudden surge in viewers quickly gave way to disturbing footage, raising widespread concerns about his treatment at home.

Warren Pandiscia isn’t a star. This streamer from Connecticut, followed by just over a thousand people on Twitch, has just hauled Amazon and its subsidiary into court, and he’s coming in with an angle of attack that could end up costing the platform dearly.

Earlier this month, Twitch revealed that its parent company, Amazon, uses streamers’ content for AI training unless they opt out. The move triggered backlash from the Twitch community and has now led to a lawsuit.

Amazon is facing a lawsuit over its move to train its AI models on videos people broadcast on the popular streaming platform Twitch.

Doja Cat has publicly urged her support behind 18-year-old Twitch streamer Nitro Camden, telling fans to subscribe to his channel after a viral incident involving his mother upended his life.