Watch This BEFORE You Use ChatGPT and MidJourney to Write a Book (2026)

About this video

Presented as a guide current as of July 2023, the video warns viewers before using ChatGPT and Midjourney for Amazon KDP books. On text, the creator notes Google allows AI-assisted content only when human expertise, authority and trust are added, and mass copy-pasted AI content aimed at manipulating rankings violates spam policy; he expects Amazon to take a similar line even without an official statement at the time. He advises always fact-checking AI output, rewriting rather than copy-pasting, adding your own stories and input, and checking for plagiarism with a tool such as Grammarly. He says AI detectors like Originality.ai are hit-or-miss, so viewers should not fixate on a detection score, and warns that 100% AI books passing review now could later be blocked or risk an account. On images, he advises avoiding trademarked terms in prompts — his example prompt referencing the Lion King produced a lookalike image — and explains that AI images cannot be copyrighted as-is under the US Copyright Office position he cites, unless modified; he analogises to stock-site rules where combining and altering elements makes a new image. He also suggests reverse image searching with TinEye, clarifies that commercial use does not require owning copyright, notes a paid Midjourney plan is needed for commercial use, and mentions stealth mode on higher plans so generated images are not publicly visible in Discord.

Key takeaways

• Never copy-paste AI text into a book: fact-check it, rewrite it, and add your own experience and stories
• Detectors are unreliable, so focus on genuinely making AI content your own rather than chasing a detection percentage
• Avoid trademarked names and characters in image prompts, because Midjourney can generate infringing lookalikes
• AI images are not copyrightable as generated; meaningful modification is presented as the path to copyright, while commercial use is a separate question
• Reverse image search generated images as a precaution, and use a paid Midjourney plan — with stealth mode if privacy matters — for commercial work

Episode details: published July 24, 2023 · 10:15 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Sean Dollwet’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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