How to use AI like a serious publisher
Korea’s voluntary AI principles and KDP’s two-title weekly cap point the same way: a named human, honest disclosure, and a release plan that is not a volume dump.
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AI for publishers
How to use AI with a person still responsible for the book: disclosure, an editorial pass, and a release plan that fits the week you have.
This desk covers tools and workflows where a named human stays the author of record. Notes explain disclosure (saying openly when AI helped make a book), editorial control, and what to keep in your own hands.
The first note pairs two September 2026 signals: voluntary AI-use principles from Korean publishers, and Amazon KDP’s limit of two new titles per format per week. Both point the same way — slow down on purpose.