Since Generative AI creates content like text, images, audio, etc., the generated works cannot be reproduced exactly by someone else using the same tool.
As a best practice, you should acknowledge your use of the generative AI tool in the methods section of your paper, the footnotes/endnotes, and the references/bibliography at the end of your paper.
The examples listed here are for in-text and reference citations. For other types of citation examples in that style, click on the links.
Generative AI - Citation Styles
Template for Works Cited entry:
"Prompt Given to ChatBot" prompt. Title of the AI tool, version of AI tool, Chatbot Publisher, Date content was generated, URL.
Example:
"Describe the symbolism of the severed pig's head in Lord of the Flies by William Golding" prompt. ChatGPT 4o, 21 Aug 2024, OpenAI, 24 Oct 2024, https://chat.openai.com/
In-text citation:
If citing generative AI responses in-text, provide the phrase you are referencing in quotes: (“Describe the symbolism”).
Template for References:
Name/Author of the Chatbot/Model. (Year of the version you used). Title of the model (version of the model) [Type of model]. URL.
Example:
OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT (Aug 21 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat
In-text citation:
When referencing AI-generated text in APA, cite like so: (OpenAI, 2024).
Template for footnote citation:
Text generated by AI Tool, Date, Tool Creator/Owner, URL.
Example for footnote with prompt in text:
Text generated by ChatGPT, Aug 21, 2024, OpenAI, https://chat.openai.com/chat.
If the prompt isn't mentioned in the text, include it directly in the footnote:
ChatGPT, response to "explain the significance of the severed pig's head in Lord of the Flies by. William Golding," October 24, 2024, OpenAI, https://chat.openai.com/chat.
For other ways to cite material, see the University of Queensland Guide: Generative AI Tools for assignments - Citing ChatGPT and Other Generative AI (University of Queensland, Australia)