Guidelines for citing Copilot and other generative AI are given in The Chicago Manual of Style Online:
• credit the generative AI tool when you reproduce its words within your own work in footnotes or endnotes
include the owner and name/description of the AI program, the way you received the content, and the full date you received or generated it.
• the credit information should be put in the text or in a note
• do not add a reference to a bibliography or reference list unless you include a publicly available URL
It is recommended that references for generative AI content be based on the referencing guidance for
Rather than citing Generative AI as a source of information, you would, instead, be citing the use of a tool - Generative AI.
Rather than citing Generative AI as a source of information, you would, instead, be citing the use of a tool - Generative AI.
References should provide clear and accurate information for each source and should identify where they have been used in your work.
Standard format for in-text citation or note
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Number. Originator of the communication, medium, Day Month, Year. |
In-text citation or note:
1 Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365's AI language model, response to question from author, 10 June, 2024.
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