Glossary
AI disclosure (KDP)
AI disclosure (KDP): AI disclosure is the question Amazon KDP asks at upload since September 2023: whether the text, images or translations were AI-generated. Content created by an AI tool must be declared, even if you edited it; content you wrote and then refined with AI (AI-assisted) need not be. Buyers never see the answer.
Generated versus assisted
Amazon’s line: if the AI produced the text and you edited it, it is AI-generated and must be declared. If you wrote the text and used AI to edit, refine, check or translate parts, it is AI-assisted and needs no declaration. The same rule applies separately to images (covers, illustrations) and translations.
What happens when you declare
Nothing visible. The listing carries no badge; the information is kept by Amazon. Declared books are published like any other and are eligible for KDP Select and advertising. Amazon reserves the right to remove books that break its content guidelines, which is about quality and rights, not about the disclosure itself.
Beyond Amazon
Kobo, Apple and Google do not ask. The EU AI Act introduces transparency duties for AI-generated content from 2026, aimed mainly at deepfakes and public-interest text; a plain line in the copyright page (“written with the help of AI tools and edited by the author”) is good practice everywhere.
Frequently asked questions
Is the AI disclosure shown to readers?
No. It is a declaration to Amazon, not a label on the book.
Does declaring hurt sales or ranking?
There is no evidence of it. Ranking follows sales, reviews and reads.
What if I generated the draft and rewrote half of it?
Still AI-generated, per Amazon’s definition. Declare it; the disclosure helper walks through the cases.