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title: "Are my child’s photos used to train AI? | Once Books"
description: "No. Your child’s photos are used only to build that book’s character references and are never used to train AI models. You can delete them at any time."
source: "https://www.oncebooks.com/answers/are-my-childs-photos-used-to-train-ai/"
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# Are my child’s photos used to train AI?

Updated 17 August 2026

No. Your child’s photos are used only to build that book’s character references and are never used to train AI models. You can delete them at any time.

The photos you upload become the reference the illustrator works from, page by page — that is their only purpose. They are not added to any training set, and finished books are private by default.

If you want the longer version, we wrote about [what to ask before you upload](https://www.oncebooks.com/blog/are-ai-personalised-books-safe/).

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