Twitch adds opt-out toggle for generative AI training on user content

Twitch has added a toggle in its Security and Privacy settings that lets streamers opt out of having their content used to train Amazon’s generative AI models. According to a Twitch support page, opting out prevents streams, VODs, clips, stream chats, and pictures and text on a channel from being used in “future training” of models designed to generate or synthesize text, audio, images, or video.

The opt-out does not remove content from existing training datasets; it applies only to future model training runs. Other AI-supported Twitch features—such as real-time captions, recommendations, and AutoMod—continue to function for users who disable generative AI training.

If a viewer participates in a chat on another streamer’s channel, that streamer’s opt-out preference determines whether the chat logs can be used for training, Twitch says.

The toggle is located under the Security and Privacy tab in Twitch settings. The default state of the toggle was not specified in the report.