KDP AI disclosure for image catalogs is the requirement to tell Amazon when an AI tool created your cover or interior images—including converter pipelines that turn photos into line art. This is not another generic “check the AI box” SERP clone. Catalog operators who batch-convert photos or generate decorative assets need a clear rule: converter output that creates the artwork is AI-generated; human-made art that only used AI for cleanup is AI-assisted and does not require disclosure. Amazon Help (Content Guidelines) states you must inform KDP of AI-generated text, images, or translations when you publish or republish.
Amazon’s definitions that matter for converters
- AI-generated: an AI-based tool created the actual content (text, images, or translations), even if you edited heavily afterward.
- AI-assisted: you created the content yourself and used AI only to edit, refine, error-check, or otherwise improve it.
- Images in scope: cover images, interior images, and artwork all count.
Pair this with the broader upload checklist in our KDP compliance requirements guide.
Catalog disclosure SOP
- Inventory the pipeline: list every title that used a photo-to-line-art converter, generative image model, or AI upscaler that produced new artwork.
- Classify each asset: mark AI-generated vs AI-assisted vs fully human. When unsure whether the tool created the image, treat converter-created line art as AI-generated.
- Disclose on publish and republish: answer Amazon’s AI questions when uploading new books or editing and republishing existing ones that include those assets.
- Do not hide behind “I edited it”: substantial manual cleanup does not convert AI-generated images into undisclosed human work under Help’s definition.
- Keep a SKU log: store which ASIN used which model/converter so future edits stay consistent.
- Skip the box only for true assistance: sharpening or cleanup on art you drew still does not require disclosure.
What this post is not
| Topic | Covered here? | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Generic AI text novel disclosure | No | SERP already saturated; not the image-catalog problem |
| Converter / generative image catalogs | Yes | Unique operational gap for coloring and illustration SKUs |
| Whether AI art is “allowed” | Disclosure focus only | Help requires disclosure of AI-generated images; follow all other content policies separately |
FAQ
If only the cover is AI-generated, do I still disclose?
Yes. Disclose AI-generated images when any cover or interior artwork was created by an AI tool.
Does using a non-AI filter on a photo avoid disclosure?
Traditional non-AI image filters are outside Amazon’s AI-generated definition. If the tool is AI-based and creates the artwork, disclose.
Bottom line
For converter and generative image catalogs, disclose AI-generated artwork on every affected publish or republish—and stop treating heavy edits as a loophole.