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AI Citation Guide

The following guide is a general overview of how to cite the use of generative AI

Chicago 17: Author-date

Example:

(Program, Month Day, Year).

In practice:

Before the industrial era, paper could be made out of cotton or hemp by the way of pulping the fibers before mixing the materials with water to then press and dry the fibers into sheets (ChatGPT, May 18, 2023).

Note: this method does not require a reference list entry, only an in-text citation

Chicago 17: Footnote Citation

Prompt within text

Example:

1. Text generated by Program, Company, Month Day, Year, https://chat.openai.com/chat.

In practice:

The following information was collected by ChatGPT using the prompt “Do all caterpillars turn into butterflies?”. While the majority of caterpillars turn into butterflies, there is an exception - moths. The metamorphosis process can result in either a butterfly or a moth, depending on the caterpillar species1.

  1. Text generated by ChatGPT, OpenAI, May 18, 2023, https://chat.openai.com/chat.
Note: since the URL does not provide any additional information, it is not an essential part of the citation

 

Prompt excluded from text

Example:

2. Program, response to "prompt," Company, Month Day, Year.

In practice: 

Not all Canadian Geese participate in a seasonal migration pattern. Those located within urban locations or in a region with favorable conditions year round, will become permanent residents of the region. Those who do migrate will follow flyway routes - well-established migration routes that connect their breeding grounds in the North and their wintering locations in the South2. 

2. ChatGPT, response to "Explain the migration pattern of Canadian Geese," OpenAI, May 18, 2023.

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