US Artificial Intelligence: How to Cite AI-Generated Content

For students who are advised to use MLA referencing, see the article 'How do I cite generative AI in MLA style?'. 17 March 2023

From Purdue OWL writing Lab

MLA

Guideline: https://style.mla.org/citing-generative-ai/ 

Examples

MLA format: “Text of prompt” prompt. ChatGPT, Day Month version, OpenAI, Day Month Year, chat.openai.com.
MLA Works Cited entry: “Explain antibiotics” prompt. ChatGPT, 13 Feb. version, OpenAI, 16 Feb. 2023, chat.openai.com.
MLA in-text citation: ("Explain antibiotics")

• Always acknowledge when you've used AI tools in your work

• AI-generated references may be inaccurate, so check the original sources

• AI Guidelines are constantly changing and evolving. Check with OWL Writing Lab at Purdue University for latest updates.

For students who are advised to use APA referencing, see this article 'How to Cite ChatGPT' by Timothy McAdoo. April 7, 2023

From Purdue OWL Writing Lab

APA

Guideline: https://apastyle.apa.org/blog/how-to-cite-chatgpt

APA format:  Author. (Date).Title (Month Day version) [Additional Descriptions ]. Source
Author: The author of the model. 
Date: The year of the version. 
Title: The name of the model. The version number is included after the title in parentheses. 
Bracketed text: References for additional descriptions
Source: When the publisher and author names are identical, omit the publisher name in the source element of the reference and proceed directly to the URL.
APA reference entry: OpenAI. (2023). 
ChatGPT (Feb 13 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com
APA in-text citation: (OpenAI, 2023)

Examples

Example 1 from APA Guideline
When prompted with “Is the left brain right brain divide real or a metaphor?” the ChatGPT-generated text indicated that although the two brain hemispheres are somewhat specialized, “the notation that people can be characterized as ‘left-brained’ or ‘right-brained’ is considered to be an oversimplification and a popular myth” (OpenAI, 2023).

Reference
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat

Example 2 from APA Guideline
When given a follow-up prompt of “What is a more accurate representation?” the ChatGPT-generated text indicated that “different brain regions work together to support various cognitive processes” and “the functional specialization of different regions can change in response to experience and environmental factors” (OpenAI, 2023; see Appendix A for the full transcript).

Reference
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chata