Before you cite:

• Confirm with your instructor that the use of AI tools, such as ChatGPT, are allowed for your assignment.
• Verify the accuracy of the information and sources produced by the AI tool. 
  • AI tools can generate false information and cite non-existent sources.
• Determine the appropriate citation style used in your program.
• Always check the citation style guide for updates on citing AI generated content.

APA Style

APA classifies AI generated or edited content as "personal communication." If you're using ChatGPT and other AI tools for coursework, include a description of how you used AI within your work. For example, you can describe in your introduction how you used ChatGPT to generate an outline for your presentation. When citing AI-generated text, remember to include both in-text and references list citations. For more information, see APA Style's How to cite ChatGPT.

Reference List

Developer. (Version Year). Name of generative AI tool (Version number) [Type of AI Model]. URL of tool

Example: OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 23 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com

In-Text Citation (Quote or Paraphrase)

Remember to include the prompt you used whenever you quote or paraphrase text generated by an AI tool. Since your reader can't access the exact AI-generated text, you may also consider including a copy of the text as an appendix or as part of supplemental materials. If you are including a copy of the generated text, you may refer to it in the body of your text, or as part of the in-text citation such as in the example below.

Example:

Given the prompt "What are large language models?" the text generated by ChatGPT described them as "artificial intelligence systems that have been trained on vast amounts of text data, with the goal of understanding natural language and generating human-like responses to text-based inputs" (OpenAI, 2023).

When provided with a follow up prompt of "What are examples of large language models?" ChatGPT identified OpenAI's GPT-3, NVIDIA's Megatron, and Google's LaMDA as some of the examples of large language models (OpenAI, 2023; see Appendix A for the full transcript).

Notes: This citation guide is based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). The contents are accurate to the best of our knowledge. Some examples illustrate Seneca Libraries' recommendations and are marked as modifications of the official APA guidelines.

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MLA

For more information, see MLA Style Centre's How do I cite generative AI in MLA style? 

IEEE

For more information, see IEES statement on Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Generated Text.

Chicago

For more information, see The Chicago Manual of Style Online's How do you recommend citing content developed or generated by artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT?

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