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Basics of Generative AI

Guide uses elements created by the US Military Academy, used with USMA permission.

Guidance for Using Gen AI

Please look on the course syllabus and check with your instructor to determine whether using generative AI is acceptable for your assignment. 

Citing Generative AI

Example from McAdoo (2024)

Reference template: [Generative AI Company]. (YYYY). [Generative AI model title] (version number) [Format]. URL
Parenthetical citation template: ([Generative AI Company], YYYY)
Narrative citation template: [Generative AI Company] (YYYY)

  • Reference: OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat
  • Parenthetical citation: (OpenAI, 2023)
  • Narrative citation: OpenAI (2023)

Example from MLA, How Do I Cite Generative AI in MLA Style (n.d.)

Works-Cited-List Entry template: "Prompt" prompt. [Generative AI model], [DD Mon.] version, [Generative AI Company], [date accessed as DD Mon. YYYY], chat URL

  • 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. 

Example from The Chicago Manual of Style (n.d) 

Text Acknowledgement template: ...generated by [Generative AI model]...
Numbered Footnote or Endnote template: [Reference number]. Text generated by [Generative AI model], [Generative AI Company], [Month DD, YYYY], URL
Author/Date template: ([Generative AI Model], Month DD, YYYY)
Bibliography template: Do not cite in bibliography or reference list unless providing publicly available link to the chat content

  • Text Acknowledgement: For most types of writing, you can simply acknowledge the AI tool in your text (e.g., “The following recipe for pizza dough was generated by ChatGPT”).
  • Numbered Footnote or Endnote: 1. Text generated by ChatGPT, OpenAI, March 7, 2023, https://chat.openai.com/chat.
  •  Author/Date: Any information not in the text would be placed in a parenthetical text reference. For example, “(ChatGPT, March 7, 2023).”

References

  • The Chicago Manual of Style. (n.d). Citation, documentation of sources. Retrieved May 1, 2024 from https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/Documentation/faq0422.html
  • MLA Style Center. (March 17, 2023). How do I cite generative AI in MLA style? Retrieved May 1, 2024 from https://style.mla.org/citing
  • generative-ai/McAdoo, T. (February 23, 2014). How to cite ChatGPT." Apa Style. Accessed May 1, 2024 from https://apastyle.apa.org/blog/how-to-cite-chatgpt