A Twitch creator has sued Amazon and Twitch, claiming the companies used creator content for AI training without permission or payment.
Connecticut streamer Warren Pandiscia filed the proposed class-action lawsuit. He says Twitch and its parent company copied videos from him and other creators to develop Amazon AI products.
Amazon and Twitch had not publicly answered the claims when reporters published the story.
Streamer says Amazon copied videos without consent
Pandiscia has more than 900 Twitch followers. He says Amazon began collecting creator content for AI purposes as early as 2024.
The lawsuit claims the companies copied millions of Twitch videos without licences or payment for the creators. Pandiscia argues that Amazon and Twitch profited from work that creators never agreed to supply for generative AI development.
He also says creators lose control of their work when companies feed it into AI systems.
Twitch AI training includes streams, chats and images
Twitch updated its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy on August 12 to cover automated tools and AI. The platform says Amazon can use streams, past broadcasts, clips, chats, images and text to develop AI.
Amazon could use that content for future models that generate or synthesise text, audio, images or video.
Twitch lets users opt out of generative AI training. However, Twitch enables the AI training setting by default.
Critics say this approach places the burden on creators. They must notice the policy change, understand its effect and change the setting themselves.
Lawsuit seeks damages and policy changes
Pandiscia accuses the companies of breaching implied and express contracts. He also claims unjust enrichment and unfair business practices.
He wants damages, restitution and alleged profits connected to the use of creator material. He also asks the court to order Amazon and Twitch to change their practices.
Pandiscia argues that companies cannot easily remove content after an AI model absorbs it during training.
Creator control drives the dispute
The lawsuit adds to the growing debate over platform use of user-generated content for AI development.
For Twitch creators, the dispute goes beyond whether Twitch AI training fits within the platform’s policies. It also asks whether the companies gave creators clear notice, secured meaningful consent and should pay creators for commercial AI use.
The court’s decision could shape future AI policies, opt-out tools and creator rights across streaming platforms.
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