Speak with your instructor before using ChatGPT or other generative AI tools to help complete assignments.
If your instructor has permitted the use of generative AI tools, make sure you understand exactly what is permitted for a specific assignment.
This page contains examples for citing and attributing AI generated content. Review the following examples.
When you quote, paraphrase, or use the full output of AI generated text content, you must include a reference.
We also recommend you include:
I acknowledge the use of ChatGPT (https://chat.openai.com/chat) to generate materials for background research for my BUSN-1289 assignment. I entered the following prompts on April 27, 2023:
The original output was adapted and modified for the final response. A copy of the original output is attached as Appendix A in my assignment.
Reference List
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (March 23 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat
(OpenAI, 2023; see Appendix A for the full transcript).
Appendix A
Screenshot of 2008 Stock Market Crash Sonversation with ChatGPT
Table A1
2008 Stock Market Crash Conversation
Note: The screenshot is from a conversation with ChatGPT (OpenAI, 2023) with the prompt "Write a 100 word summary of the 2008 stock market crash."
Follow the APA format for Tables, Figures, and Images when adding an image to your assignment.
In the figure caption for the image (and, if desired, in the text, if you discuss the image or the methodology of its creation), mention the AI tool used, the prompt used to generate the image and an in-text citation to the author of the algorithm (in the example below, this is OpenAI).
Remember to also include a Reference List entry
Figure 2
Bear in the Mountains
Note: The image was generated using DALL-E (OpenAI, 2022) with the prompt "A naturalistic image of a bear in a meadow with wildflowers on a sunny day and snow-capped mountains and forests in the background."
Reference List
OpenAI. (2022). DALL-E (Version 2) [Artificial intelligence system]. https://openai.com/product/dall-e-2
Sometimes, you might use generative AI in the process of an assignment, but won't quote or paraphrase the information within the assignment. We recommend you acknowledge the use of AI technologies even when information is not included in the assignment.
I acknowledge the use of ChatGPT (https://chat.openai.com/) to help brainstorm keywords for my essay on relationships between Indigenous peoples and law enforcement in Canada. I entered the following prompts on April 28, 2023:
The output was used to find academic sources in the JIBC Library database. A copy of the original output is attached as Appendix A in my assignment.
I acknowledge the use of ChatGPT (https://chat.openai.com/) to help find background research on my essay on the 2008 stock market crash. I entered the following prompts on April 25, 2023: "Write a 100 word summary of the 2008 stock market crash".
The output allowed me to understand my topic before I started my research. A copy of the original output is attached as Appendix A in my assignment.
Unless otherwise noted, this guide is licensed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License).
The information on this page was adapted from KPU's APA Citation: Artificial Intelligence: ChatGPT etc. webpage.