Using AI tools without citing is a breach of Academic Integrity, even if your professor allows the use of AI tools.
Cite a generative AI tool whenever you paraphrase, quote, or incorporate into your own work any content (text, image, data, or other) generated from the AI tool. Acknowledge the functional use of the tool (editing, creating, translation, etc) according to the citation guide you are working with ( APA, MLA, Chicago, etc).
The APA style blog has updated guidance here
In- text citations : (Algorithm author, year) eg. (Open AI, 2023)
In- text citation example (from APA style blog):
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
You may also put the full chat as an appendix in your paper.
The Modern Language Association provides guidance on citing generative AI : MLA guide
MLA offers flexibility in how AI is cited, read through the examples provided to determine what would work in each instance.
In general, they recommend this format for works cited list entries:
“Describe the theme of nature in Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park” prompt. ChatGPT, model GPT-4o, OpenAI, 23 Sept. 2024, chatgpt.com/share/66f1b0a0-d704-8000-be9a-85f53c850607.
The Chicago Manual of Style outlines recommendations for citing AI. For most types of writing it is suggested to acknowledge the AI tool in the text (e.g., the following definition was generated by ChatGPT”). However for a more formal citation in a research paper or assignment, a numbered footnote or endnote would look like this:
1. Text generated by ChatGPT, OpenAI, March 7, 2023, https://chat.openai.com/chat.
If you are unsure about how to cite a tool, reach out to the writing centre or library.
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