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Artificial Intelligence AI: Citing AI

This guide created by Jane Verostek, Associate Librarian at SUNY ESF reviews current AI Artificial Intelligent trends - specifically ChatGPT and how the use of AI software affects research and information literacy.

Citing AI

Some articles about citations and AI tools are linked below. 

Citation Guidance from other Universities

Citing AI in APA

The APA Style Blog has an article on how to cite ChatGPT, which can be generalized to citing other AI. 

Reference

Citing AI in MLA

The MLA Style blog has a post on how to cite ChatGPT in MLA. 

Works Cited

“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.

Citing AI in Chicago

Chicago Style with footnotes

In Chicago style, you cite AI as a personal communication, which means that you cite it in a footnote, but not in the Bibliography.

Number.Originator of the communication, medium, Day Month, Year.

1 OpenAI's ChatGPT AI language model, response to prompt from author, 21 August, 2023.   

Citing AI in CSE

In CSE, you cite AI as a personal communication. Personal communications are cited in-text, but not in the References list. 

Describe the content, the name of the AI, version and extension numbers, and manufacturer. 

We prompted OpenAI to "create a knitting pattern for a colorwork sweater with a bird on it" (ChatGPT [OpenAI], response to prompt from author, 21 August, 2023).