Author. (Date).Title (Month Day version) [Additional Descriptions]. Source
Author: Company of the model.
Date: The year of the version.
Title: The name of the model.The version number is included after the title in parentheses.
Bracketed text: References for additional descriptions
Source: When the publisher and author names are identical, omit the publisher name in the source element of the reference and proceed directly to the URL.
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).
References
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat
“Text of prompt” prompt. AI Model, Day Month Year version, Company, Day Month Year, URL.
Author Do not treat the AI tool as an author.
Title of Source Describe what was generated by the AI tool.
Title of Container Name the AI tool (e.g., ChatGPT).
Version Day Month Year you used the model
Publisher Name the company that made the tool.
Date Give the date the content was generated.
Location Give the general URL for the tool
Example
“Describe the symbolism of the green light in the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald” prompt. ChatGPT, 13 Feb. 2023 version, OpenAI, 8 Mar. 2023, chat.openai.com/chat.
In-text citation
("Describe the symbolism")
The Chicago Manual of Style recommendation is to cite “[a]ny specific content, whether quoted or paraphrased,...where it occurs, either in the text or in a note. Like personal communications and social media posts, chatbot conversations are not usually included in a bibliography or reference list.” The specific information to include in the text or in the note when citing AI-generated content is as follows:
In-text example:
The following definition of a multi-site case study comparison method was generated on September 9, 2024, by ChatGPT-4o, using the prompt “Explain what is a multi-site case study comparison method using recent published examples.”
Note example:
1. Response to “Explain what is a multi-site case study comparison method using recent published examples," ChatGPT-4o, OpenAI, September 9, 2024, https://chat.openai.com/share/90b8137d-ff1c-4c0c-b123-2868623c4am4.
Similar guidelines apply to citing an image created by/with the help of AI
In-text example:
Fig. 3 Image generated by ChatGPT-4o, September 12, 2024, from the prompt “Create an image of libraries in France.”
from Georgetown University Library
