# KDP AI content disclosure: AI-generated vs AI-assisted

> Do I have to tell Amazon KDP if I used AI to write or illustrate my book?

You must disclose AI-generated content (text, images or translations) when you publish a new book or edit and republish an existing one. Content counts as AI-generated if an AI tool created it, even if you edited it heavily afterwards. AI-assisted content, which you created yourself and only edited, checked or brainstormed with AI, does not need to be disclosed.

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Must disclose | AI-generated text, images or translations |
| No disclosure needed | AI-assisted content |
| Images covered | Cover, interior images and artwork |
| When asked | Publishing a new book or republishing after edits |
| Heavy edits to AI output | Still AI-generated |
| Brainstorming with AI | AI-assisted |

## The two definitions

Amazon's Content Guidelines draw the line by who created the content, not by how much AI was involved later.

- **AI-generated:** text, images or translations created by an AI-based tool. If AI produced the actual content, it is AI-generated even after substantial human edits.
- **AI-assisted:** content you created yourself and then edited, refined, error-checked or otherwise improved with AI tools. Using AI to brainstorm ideas also counts as AI-assisted, as long as you wrote the text or made the images yourself.

## What to disclose and when

KDP asks about AI-generated content when you publish a new book and when you edit and republish an existing one. The requirement covers three kinds of content: text, images (cover, interior images and artwork) and translations. AI-assisted content does not need to be disclosed.

## Worked examples

- A novel you wrote, run through an AI grammar checker, with a cover from a human designer: AI-assisted, nothing to disclose.
- The same novel with a cover made in an AI image generator: disclose AI-generated images.
- A nonfiction book whose chapters were drafted by a chatbot and then rewritten by you: disclose AI-generated text.
- Your own book translated into Spanish by an AI tool: disclose an AI-generated translation.

## Common mistakes

- Assuming heavy editing turns AI output into your own work. Under Amazon's definition, it does not.
- Forgetting the cover. Interior text may be yours while the artwork is AI-generated.
- Treating disclosure as approval. AI content still has to meet every other guideline, including copyright and trademark rules, and the publisher is responsible for checking it.

Amazon changes these rules; the linked KDP help pages are the authority.

## FAQ

**I edited an AI draft line by line. Is it still AI-generated?**

Yes. Amazon says content created by an AI tool is AI-generated even if you applied substantial edits afterwards.

**I used AI to check grammar and polish my own writing. Do I disclose?**

No. Editing, refining or error-checking content you created yourself is AI-assisted, and Amazon says you do not need to inform it.

**Does an AI-generated cover need to be disclosed if the text is mine?**

Yes. AI-generated images, including cover and interior artwork, are covered by the disclosure requirement.

**Does disclosure make me less responsible for the content?**

No. You remain responsible for making sure both AI-generated and AI-assisted content follow all content guidelines, including intellectual property rights.

## Sources

- https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200672390

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