Twitch has been criticised by users after it emerged the popular streaming platform allowed their content to be used to train Amazon's artificial intelligence (AI) models. Amazon owns Twitch and a setting allowing the US tech giant to take data generated by creators and audiences to train AI is turned on by default. Users can now opt out of that, Twitch said on Wednesday, but the announcement sparked a backlash with some users questioning why it was allowed in the first place. Twitch's chief product officer Mike Minton, said it's respecting users by letting them opt out but on why data was collected by default, he admitted: If it's opt-in, nobody would opt-in. Users who remain opted in could have any of their channel content used for training, Minton said during a livestream, adding that the data collected will not be re-sold to other companies.

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PCWorld reports on how AI-powered deepfake livestreams are making online scams increasingly sophisticated, with even cybersecurity experts nearly falling victim to fake Nvidia crypto schemes. The article highlights multiple security vulnerabilities, including BitLocker exploits, Creative soundbar Bluetooth hacking risks, and over 20,000 Instagram accounts compromised through Meta's AI chatbot. Enhanced vigilance and awareness of evolving scam tactics are essential as criminals leverage AI technology to create more convincing and personalized fraudulent content. I cover security and privacy for PCWorld, but even I'm not immune to falling for a trick. Earlier this month, I tuned into a livestreamed presentation from Nvidia, the highest valued company in the world.

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Submit Your Questions: AI Is Changing Your Job--Now What? Pose your questions ahead of our May 27 livestream AMA, where a panel of WIRED experts will discuss how AI is transforming work. Whether you like it or not, AI is embedded in every aspect of every industry that matters. Employers are demanding employees become "AI native," while employees are worried that AI will render them unnecessary. This transformation is coming on fast--and fueling anxiety, dread, and confusion among workers of all ages and industries.

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Aleksandra Mendoza, aka Alorah Ziva, alleges that the 20-year-old influencer injected her with drugs on a livestream and had nonconsensual sex with her while she was underage. An 18-year-old woman who promotes herself as the "#1 female looksmaxxer" is suing the highly controversial streamer Braden Eric Peters, aka Clavicular, for fraud, battery, and alleged sexual assault. In the suit, which was filed in Miami-Dade County court and obtained by WIRED, Aleksandra Mendoza, who goes by the name @zahloria, or Alorah Ziva, on Instagram, alleges that she first encountered Peters in May 2025, when she was just 16 years old. According to the complaint, Peters promised Mendoza he could make her "the female face of looksmaxxing," the online trend of using surgery or drugs to enhance one's facial features. Eager to grow her social media following, Mendoza agreed to make four looksmaxxing videos for Peters in exchange for a $1,000 payment, court documents say.

Pose your questions ahead of our May 8 livestream about the trial that could determine the fate of OpenAI. Two of Big Tech's most influential billionaires, Sam Altman and Elon Musk, will go head-to-head in a highly anticipated trial beginning April 27. In Musk v. Altman a judge, advised by a jury, will ultimately determine whether OpenAI has strayed from its founding mission to ensure that artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits humanity, and the ruling could influence how the world's leading AI developer controls and distributes its technology. For now, you can learn more about the trial here . On May 8, a panel of WIRED experts will go live to answer your questions about this consequential case.

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