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Artificial Intelligence: Citing AI

Tips for Citing AI

  • Always acknowledge when you've used AI tools in your work
  • AI-generated references may be inaccurate, so check the original sources

  • AI Guidelines are constantly changing and evolving. Always check the IADT Academic Integrity Policy and talk to your lecturer or a member of the Library Team for further information.

Citing AI in APA

The American Psychological Association (APA) offers specific guidelines for citing generative AI in the 7th edition:

  • Author Attribution: Treat the AI tool as the author for both in-text citations and in the reference list.
  • Reference Details: Include the name of the AI tool, its version, the format, the date you accessed it, and the URL.
  • Methods Section Description: Describe how you utilised the AI tool in your methods section, introduction, or reference list entry.

Example Reference

OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat

Example In-Text Citation

(OpenAI, 2023)

Havard Style

Citing Generative AI in Harvard Style:

In-text Citations

  • Credit the creator of the AI tool as the author, both in the main text and reference list

Reference List Entries

  • List the AI tool creator as the author.
  • Include the AI tool name, version, and type of model in square brackets.
  • If available, provide a shareable URL. Otherwise, append the chat session with the AI tool and refer readers to it.

Images and Non-text Outputs

  • Acknowledge the AI tool used in a caption below the image.

Examples

Reference List

OpenAI (2023). ChatGPT (March 30 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/

In-text Citation

(OpenAI 2023)

When prompted by the author, ChatGPT provided a 'definition of academic integrity' (OpenAI 2023). The full response is included in Appendix 1.