Below is information on how to cite AI correctly, when you have approval from your instructor to use AI on an assignment, and are using the AI appropriately in the context of that assignment.
Citing a source isn't always protection against academic integrity problems. Here are some examples of academic integrity problems despite having cited:
This is an evolving topic. This page was last updated on August 22, 2023. Check back regularly.
The APA Style Blog has an article on how to cite ChatGPT, which can be generalized to citing other AI.
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat
The MLA Style blog has a post on how to cite ChatGPT in MLA.
“Describe the symbolism of the green light in the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald” prompt. ChatGPT, 13 Feb. version, OpenAI, 8 Mar. 2023, chat.openai.com/chat.
In Chicago style, you cite AI as a personal communication, which means that you cite it in a footnote, but not in the Bibliography.
Number.Originator of the communication, medium, Day Month, Year.
1 OpenAI's ChatGPT AI language model, response to prompt from author, 21 August, 2023.
In CSE, you cite AI as a personal communication. Personal communications are cited in-text, but not in the References list.
Describe the content, the name of the AI, version and extension numbers, and manufacturer.
We prompted OpenAI to "create a knitting pattern for a colorwork sweater with a bird on it" (ChatGPT [OpenAI], response to prompt from author, 21 August, 2023).
This work is adapted from "Artificial Intelligence - Using AI" by the University of Queensland, which is licensed under CC-BY-NC 4.0 International License.
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