APA
How to cite ChatGPT and generative AI in APA
"In this post, I discuss situations where students and researchers use ChatGPT to create text and to facilitate their research, not to write the full text of their paper or manuscript. We know instructors have differing opinions about how or even whether students should use ChatGPT, and we’ll be continuing to collect feedback about instructor and student questions. As always, defer to instructor guidelines when writing student papers."
Updated Feb 23, 2024
Example:
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat
MLA
How (and when) do I cite generative AI in MLA style?
"The MLA’s method for citing sources uses a template of core elements—standardized criteria that writers can use to evaluate sources and create works-cited-list entries based on that evaluation. That new technologies like ChatGPT emerge is a key reason why the MLA has adopted this approach to citation—to give writers flexibility to apply the style when they encounter new types of sources. In what follows, we offer recommendations for citing generative AI."
Posted March 17, 2023
Example:
“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.
Chicago
How to cite content from ChatGPT and generative AI in Chicago
"You do need to credit ChatGPT and similar tools whenever you use the text that they generate in your own work. [...] [Y]ou must credit ChatGPT when you reproduce its words within your own work, but unless you include a publicly available URL, that information should be put in the text or in a note—not in a bibliography or reference list. Other AI-generated text can be cited similarly. Check back with us for updates on this evolving topic."
Posted June 2023
Example:
1. ChatGPT, response to “Explain how to make pizza dough from common household ingredients,” OpenAI, March 7, 2023.
(This is a footnote only – don’t cite ChatGPT in a bibliography or reference list unless you can provide a publicly available link via a browser extension like ShareGPT or A.I. Archives)
In the absence of official guidance from the style of citation you are using, most styles indicate that you can cite content from generative AI as "personal communication." Always double check the style guide if you're not sure.