Artificial Intelligence (AI) Resource Guide

GENERAL CITATION GUIDE

If you choose to use ChatGPT or some other AI technology in your work, be sure you are transparent about your use of it with. Each citation style has different recommendations for citing generative AI tools like ChatGPT.

• APA 7:  Open AI.  (Year). ChatGPT (month day version) [Large Language Model].  https://chat.openai.com/chat
• MLA 9:  "Prompt text" prompt.  ChatGPT, day month. version, OpenAI, day month year, chat.openai.com/chat
• Chicago:  ChatGPT, response to "Prompt text," OpenAI, month, day, year, https://chat.openai.com/chat

Check with the individual style guides for more detailed instructions on in text citation and variations. 

OTHER GUIDES ON CITING AI

• APA Style How to cite ChatGPT : APA Style instructions for how to cite ChatGPT and other generative AI tools.
• Chicago Style: recommended citation method for ChatGPT: Chicago Style FAQ answer on the recommended method for citing ChatGPT and other generative AI.
• Citing Sources: A collection of resources to help you learn and identify different citations formats and management systems.
• MLA Style Center: Artificial Intelligence: The MLA Style Center gives advice for how to cite artificial intelligence.
• Purdue Owl Reference List: Other Non-Print Sources: The Purdue Owl gives instructions on how to cite interviews and other non-print sources in APA style.

CITING GENERATIVE AI TOOLS

Generative AI refers to technology that is capable of creating content like text, images, audio, etc. These generative works are tricky to cite because they cannot always be directly reproduced by another person using the same tool. 

As a best practice, you should acknowledge your use of the generative AI tool in the methods section of your paper (or other relevant section if needed).

The following are the most recent citation methods from the most popular citation styles:

APA STYLE

Reference list
Publisher. (Year). Name of tool (Version name) [Additional description]. URL

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

In-text citation
(Publisher, Year)
(OpenAI, 2023)

For more information visit the APA Style Blog "How to cite ChatGPT".

CHICAGO STYLE

Notes
Generated content by Name of tool, Publisher, Date content was generated, URL

1. Text generated by ChatGPT, OpenAI, Mar 20, 2023, https://chat.openai.com/chat

OR

Name of tool, prompt response, OpenAI, Date content was generated.

1. ChatGPT, response to "Create a list of scholarly databases used to find articles in the field of political science," OpenAI, March 20, 2023.

Author-date
(Name of Tool, Date)
(ChatGPT, March 20, 2023)

When using author-date do not cite ChatGPT in the reference list unless a publicly available link is created.

For more information visit the Chicago Manual of Style Online "Citation, Documentation of Sources."

MLA STYLE

MLA does not recommend treating a generative AI tool as an author. Reference lists begin with the title or description of the source.

Reference list
"Description of generated work" prompt. Name of tool, version name, Publisher, Date content was generated, URL.

"Create a list of scholarly databases used to find articles in the field of political science" prompt. ChatGPT, 14 Mar version, OpenAI, 20 Mar. 2023, chat.openai.com/chat.

In-text citation
("Shortened description")
("Create a list of scholarly databases")

For more information visit the MLA Style article "How do I cite generative AI in MLA style?"