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Citing AI
As with any other content that you did not create, AI-created content must be cited properly.
NoodleTools now includes an option to cite AI. You can find the new option under Websites >> AI Response/Output.
The Chicago Manual of Style and the MLA Style Guide have both published information on how to cite AI.
Examples and information on how to cite AI are shown below.
Citing AI in Chicago Style
In text: Any time you refer to AI-created content, you should credit the AI tool in your text.
Example: “This list was provided by ChatGPT.”
Footnotes:
If you included your prompt in the text of your paper, your footnote should look include the AI tool (the “author), the company that owns the AI tool (the “publisher”), the date, and the URL of the AI tool:
1. Text generated by ChatGPT, OpenAI, February 8, 2024, https://chat.openai.com/chat.
If you did not include your prompt in the text of your paper, it should be written in the footnote:
1.ChatGPT, response to “What are popular sci-fi books?,” OpenAI, February 8, 2024, https://chat.openai.com/chat.
Bibliography:
AI tools should not be included in your bibliography unless you can provide a publicly accessible link, distinct from the link to your AI interaction, which can only be accessed from your account.
Citing AI in MLA
In text: Any time you refer to, quote, or paraphrase AI-created content, you should provide a citation in your text using parentheses. Provide your prompt in quotation marks, like so:
Example: (“What are 10 popular sci-fi books?”)
Works Cited entry:
Your Works Cited entry should include your prompt (the “title”), the name of the AI tool (the “container”), the version of the AI tool or the date associated with that version, the company that owns the tool (the “publisher”), the date, and the URL for the tool:
“What are popular sci-fi books?” prompt. ChatGPT, 13 Feb. version, OpenAI, 8 Feb. 2024, chat.openai.com/chat.
For more information and examples, visit the MLA Style Guide online.