Citing GenAI in your work

Citation

Quoting a text that was generated by AI (for example ChatGPT) can be compared to sharing the output of an algorithm. Therefore, you should mention the source, both in the text and in your reference list.

The maker of the AI tool is considered the author, the date is the year in which the version of the AI tool you used has been released and as title you mention the name of the AI tool: Name of Company/creator of generative AI Tool. (Year). Name of the generative AI tool (version release date) [Large language model]. URL.

 

For example:

  • In the bibliography: OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. .
  • In-text citation: When given a follow-up prompt of 鈥淲hat is a more accurate representation?鈥 the ChatGPT-generated text indicated that 鈥渄ifferent brain regions work together to support various cognitive processes鈥 and 鈥渢he functional specialization of different regions can change in response to experience and environmental factors鈥 (OpenAI, 2023; see Appendix A for the full transcript).

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Acknowledgement and documentation

It may be more appropriate to acknowledge and document the use of AI tools rather than to cite them, e.g. depending on the guidance for submitting your assessment or the guidance provided by your publisher.

A basic acknowledgement should include:

  • Name and version of the GenAI system used, e.g. ChatGPT-3.5
  • the company that made the AI system, e.g. OpenAI
  • URL of the AI system.
  • Brief description of how the tool was used
  • Date the content/output was generated

For example:

I acknowledge the use of ChatGPT 3.5 (Open AI, ) as a tool to proofread the final version of this work. 

You may also wish, depending on the circumstances, to include prompts that were used, copies of outputs that were generated or how you used or edited the content generated.