Artificial Intelligence (AI): Citations

Creating a reference for ChatGPT and other AI Tools/Models:

Information provided by APA Style Guide

Format:

Author of the AI tool/model. (year, if given). Title of the AI tool/model (month and day accessed) [Provide a descriptor of the tool]. URL for the source

• Author: The author of the AI tool/model that you are citing
• Date: The year of the version that was used
• Title: Italicized name of the AI tool/model
• Source: The URL for the AI tool/model

Examples:

OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT (Jul 15 version) [Large Language Model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat

Microsoft. (2024). Copilot (Mar 20 version) [Large Language Model]. https://copilot.microsoft.com/

Creating a reference for ChatGPT and other AI Tools/Models:

"You do need to credit ChatGPT and similar tools whenever you use the text that they generate in your own work. But for most types of writing, you can simply acknowledge the AI tool in your text (e.g., “The following recipe for pizza dough was generated by ChatGPT”)"

Information provided by The Chicago Manual of Style Online

Format:

1. AI Tool Name, response to “Full Text of Prompt,” Company Name, Date of Prompt, URL.

Examples:

Example (if information about the prompt has been included within the text of your paper):

1. Text generated by ChatGPT, OpenAI, July 23, 2023, https://chat.openai.com/chat 

Example (including information about the prompt):

1. ChatGPT, response to "Explain these lyrics to me: Sticking out your gyat for the Rizzler. You're so Skibidi. You're so Fanum Tax," OpenAI, July 23, 2023, https://chat.openai.com/chat.

Creating a reference for ChatGPT and other AI Tools/Models:

• "cite a generative AI tool whenever you paraphrase, quote, or incorporate into your own work any content (whether text, image, data, or other) that was created by it"
• "acknowledge all functional uses of the tool (like editing your prose or translating words) in a note, your text, or another suitable location"

Information provided by MLA Style Center

Format:

Author, Title Source, Title of Container, Version, Publisher, Date, Location. 

• Author: Do not treat the AI tool as the author.
• Title Source: Describe what was generated by the AI tool. This may involve including information about the prompt in the Title of Source element if you have not done so in the text.
• Title of Container: Use the Title of Container element to name the AI tool (e.g., ChatGPT).
• Version: Name the version of the AI tool as specifically as possible.
• Publisher: Name the company that made the tool.
• Date: Give the date the content was generated.
• Location: Give the general URL for the tool.

Examples:

1. “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.

Citing Creative Visual Works: If you are incorporating an AI-generated image in your work, you will likely need to create a caption for it following the guidelines in section 1.7 of the MLA Handbook. Use a description of the prompt, followed by the AI tool, version, and date created.

Examples:

1. Fig. 1. “Pointillist painting of a sheep in a sunny field of blue flowers” prompt, DALL-E, version 2, OpenAI, 8 Mar. 2023, labs.openai.com/.

APA 7th Edition Quick Reference Guide  -- from the APA (American Psychological Association)

APA 7th Edition Style Guide  -- from Purdue OWL (Purdue University, Online Writing Lab)

APA 7th Edition Sample Paper  -- from Purdue OWL (Purdue University, Online Writing Lab).

MLA 9th Edition Major Changes -- from Purdue OWL (Purdue University, Online Writing Lab)

MLA 9th Edition Sample Paper --  Student paper template (from Surry Community College Library)

The Chicago 17th Edition Style Guide  -- from Purdue OWL (Purdue University, Online Writing Lab)

The Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition Online -- from the University of Chicago Press

Chicago/Turabian Sample Paper; Author-Date Style -- from Purdue OWL (Purdue University, Online Writing Lab)

Chicago/Turabian Sample Paper: Note-Bib Style -- from Purdue OWL (Purdue University, Online Writing Lab)