The field of Artificial Intelligence is constantly changing, often making the ability to cite AI difficult. While the major citation styles have written information about how to cite AI it has not been officially published by many citation styles. For the three primary styles we use at HWS (APA, MLA, and Chicago) only the Chicago Manual of Style has published it in their most recent edition (2024). Of the many different types of Artificial Intelligence that exist the primary focus for most citation styles is generative AI, such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or Copilot.
It is important to understand how the Artificial Intelligence you are using functions in order to use it accurately. AI resources that generate material have the ability to hallucinate, creating false or misleading information in their generated material, so it is important to always check the sources that generative AI has pulled their information from. You also need to ensure that you are using your own metacognition, or awareness of your own thought process, when using AI rather than letting the tool think for you. This is one of the easiest ways to plagiarize a paper. When citing AI you can only cite one interaction at a time, including any prompts for follow-ups in a discussion with an AI model.
When using Artificial Intelligence (AI) we must insure that we are using academic honesty and integrity in the work that we present.
The most common form of academic dishonesty is plagiarism. Do not use AI to compose assignments and pass them off as your own. When using quotations, images, media, etc. from an AI generator, use appropriate citations to give credit to the AI.
Always make sure that your professor allows you to use AI during their course. If your professor gives specific limitations on how AI can be used in their course, make sure that you clearly understand the parameters they give you. If a professor asks you not to use Artificial Intelligence in their course, do not use it for any part of your course work.
This version of APA specifically focuses on using ChatGPT and generative AI, however, due to the outlined material other forms of AI can be documented the same way.
Reference Elements:
Reference:
Author. (Date). Title (version) [Additional Descriptions]. Source
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (4o mini) [Small language model]. https://chat.openai.com
Ai2. (2024). Semantic Scholar (October 16 Version). https://www.semanticscholar.org/
In-Text Citation:
(Author, Date)
(Open AI, 2023)
(Ai2, 2024)
Reference Elements:
Reference:
Title. Title of Container, Version, Publisher, Date. Location.
"Write a 200 word summary of Frankenstein" prompt. ChatGPT, version 4, Open AI, 22 Oct. 2024, https://chatgpt.com/share/6717c5f2-8698-8006-b7d7-98aaf0be2c95.
In-Text Citation:
(Title)
("Write a 200")
Image:
Figure Number. Title, Title of Container, version, Publisher, Date, Source.
Fig.1. "A rubber duck sitting on top of a stack of books" prompt, Craiyon, version 4, Boris Dayma, 23 Oct. 2024, https://www.craiyon.com/image/Swho4ufARvqkAr54VtnS4A.
The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th edition, only has citations for information produced by generative AI models, and treats them similarly to personal communications or social media posts, where it is primarily listed in the text and normally is not cited in the bibliography. As a rule, ask your professor if they require citation in your bibliography, as most will say yes.
Reference Elements:
Reference:
Publisher. Title. Author, Date. Source.
Open AI. Response to "Write a 200 word summary of Frankenstein," ChatGPT- 4, October 22,2024. https://chatgpt.com/share/6717c5f2-8698-8006-b7d7-98aaf0be2c95.
Note:
Title, Author, Publisher, Date, Source.
Response to "Write a 200 word summary of Frankenstein," ChatGPT- 4, OpenAI, October 22,2024. https://chatgpt.com/share/6717c5f2-8698-8006-b7d7-98aaf0be2c95.
"14.112:Citing AI-Generated Content." In Chicago Manual of Style. University of Chicago Press, 2024.