Guidelines for citing generative AI have been given in the APA Style Blog.
McAdoo, T. (2024, Feb. 23). How to cite ChatGPT. APA Style Blog. https://apastyle.apa.org/blog/how-to-cite-chatgpt
• When AI is used in research or assignment preparation it must be properly credited both in-text and in the reference list.
• If you use an AI tool in any way to help with your research or assignment, disclose how you used it in the introduction or method section. This includes using AI for editing or grammar enhancement purposes.
• In your text, provide the prompt used and any relevant text that was generated in response.
• It is recommended that the full AI conversation be made retrievable by including the text as an appendix or other supplementary material. This allows the AI response to be contextualised by the reader.
• If the term "artificial intelligence" is within the title of a book, journal article, or any other resource you are referencing, do not capitalise the first letters as the term is not a proper noun. The abbreviation "AI" is capitalised; see the APA Dictionary of Psychology
• Generative AI tools such as Copilot cannot accurately cite their own sources. Any references they provide may be false or non-existent – you should always check the original source for any references that are generated.
Note: It is likely that the Information about using and referencing Copilot and other generative AI tools in assignments and publications will continue to be updated. We recommend checking this page regularly to keep up with any changes.
Standard format for citation AI Generated Content
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Author, A.A. or Creator B.B. (YYYY of version used). Name of AI program (Version number) [Type of AI model]. URL |
AI Generated Content
Microsoft. (2023). Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 [Large language model]. https://copilot.microsoft.com/
OpenAI. (2022). DALL-E (Version 2) [Artificial intelligence system]. https://openai.com/product/dall-e-2
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