Guidelines for citing Copilot and other generative AI are given in The Chicago Manual of Style Online:
• Credit the generative AI tool whenever you reproduce its words within your work
• The credit information must be cited in a footnote.
• Include the prompt given to the AI tool in your footnote if it is not included in the text of your writing.
• Generative AI tools such as Copilot cannot accurately cite their own sources. Any references they provide may be false or non-existent – always check the original source for any references that are generated.
• Do not add a reference to your bibliography unless you include a publicly available URL.
• Information to be included in a bibliography entry includes the Publisher or Software developer, year, prompt given, name of AI tool, specific date the content was generated, and a publicly available URL.
Standard format for Footnote: Generative AI software or app
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1. Text/Image generated by Name of AI Tool, version if available, Software Developer or Publisher Name, Month Day, Year, edited/altered (if applicable). |
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1. Response to "Prompt given," Name of AI Tool, version if available, Software Developer or Publisher Name, Month Day, Year, edited/altered (If applicable). |
Standard format for Citation in Bibliography: Generative AI software or app
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Software Developer or Publisher. Response to "Prompt given." Name of AI Tool, version if available, Month Day, Year. Publicly available URL. |
Example: Footnote
1. Text generated by Copilot, Microsoft, December 9, 2024, summarised for clarity.
OR
1. Response to "Identify an ethical issue which may arise when using AI to write an essay," Copilot, Microsoft, December 9, 2024, summarised for clarity.
Example: Bibliography entry
Microsoft. Response to "Identify an ethical issue which may arise when using AI to write an essay." Copilot, Microsoft, December 9, 2024. https://g.co/microsoft/copilot/share/cccc26abdc19.
For ease of use, this guide divides bibliography entries into different formats.
Select the format you require from the Bibliography Entries menu or select from the links below: