APA
EXAMPLE:
When prompted with “Is the left brain right brain divide real or a metaphor?” the ChatGPT-generated text indicated that although the two brain hemispheres are somewhat specialized, “the notation that people can be characterized as ‘left-brained’ or ‘right-brained’ is considered to be an oversimplification and a popular myth” (OpenAI, 2023).
Reference
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat
Guidelines:
- FOR RESEARCH METHODS: "Describe how you used the tool in your Method section."
- FOR LITERATURE REVIEWS or ESSAYS: "Describe how you used the tool in your introduction. In your text, provide the prompt you used and then any portion of the relevant text that was generated in response."
- FOR REFERENCE: "credit the author of the algorithm with a reference list entry and the corresponding in-text citation"
MLA
Do not credit the AI tool as an author
"We do not recommend treating the AI tool as an author. This recommendation follows the policies developed by various publishers, including the MLA’s journal PMLA." Quoted from the guide above. Some examples included in the guide are:
Example 1: Paraphrasing Text
Example 2: Quoting Text
Example 3: Citing Creative Visual Works
Example 4: Quoting Creative Textual Works
Example 5: Citing Secondary Sources Used by an AI Tool
EXAMPLE 1: Paraphrasing Text
Paraphrased in Your Prose
While the green light in The Great Gatsby might be said to chiefly symbolize four main things: optimism, the unattainability of the American dream, greed, and covetousness (“Describe the symbolism”), arguably the most important—the one that ties all four themes together—is greed.
Works-Cited-List Entry
“Describe the symbolism of the green light in the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald” prompt. ChatGPT, 13 Feb. version, OpenAI, 8 Mar. 2023, chat.openai.com/chat.
Guidelines:
- Cite a generative AI tool whenever you paraphrase, quote, or incorporate into your own work any content (whether text, image, data, or other) that was created by it.
Other Styles