Why Is KDP Asking About AI?

AI tools such as ChatGPT, Jasper, Claude, and others have become much more prevalent in the creative industries, including publishing. Many authors now use AI to help draft, edit, enhance, or occasionally even fully compose their work.

Why Does KDP Care About AI?

Amazon now asks about the involvement of AI in one’s work for a number of reasons:

Transparency:

Readers expect that the books they buy are original and created by people, not computers. If content that has been generated by AI is involved in the composition of a book, Amazon wants to ensure that fact is fully disclosed.
Quality Control:
KDP tracks the usage of AI as it cares very much about the quality of the books it presents on its platform, and as of today, AI makes many mistakes. Sometimes it produces content that’s redundant, repetitive, incoherent, or just plain weird.

Copyright Issues:

AI generates content based on information and writings that it has been trained on. If that information includes copyrighted material, it’s possible it will regurgitate copyrighted content, and the book falls into a legal gray area or even violates KDP copyright restrictions.

Preventing Abuse:

The increased use of AI in content-making has made it very easy for some people to flood the platform with low-quality and/or spam-type content.
What Does This Mean for Authors?
If you use AI tools to assist you in your writing process, whether in the drafting or editing phase, or even when creating book cover designs, KDP might ask you to disclose it. It’s just a step KDP takes to ensure you are being upfront about your AI usage and to keep the platform trustworthy.