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FLC: Pedagogy for the Age of AI

This guide was created for the Faculty Learning Community: Pedagogy for the Age of AI (2023-2024).

Does AI Need to be Cited?

Yes! When using a source to generate ideas that are not your own, you must cite that source and this includes AI. 

Why We Cite AI:

Whether you are using an artificial intelligence to brainstorm or get new idea, a citation is still needed as the new idea is not your own. Each piece of data from your use of AI requires an individual citation, even if it is not a direct quote. 

Citing AI in APA Style

Company. (Year). AI Name (Version) [Descriptor]. URL

Example:

OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat

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Citing AI in MLA Style

"Description of Chat" Prompt. AI Tool, AI Tool Version, Date, URL

  • "Describe the theme in To Kill a Mockingjay" prompt. ChatGPT, 3.5 version, 23 April 2024, chat.openai.com/chat.

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Citing AI in Chicago Style

 

Footnotes:

1Originator of the communication, medium, Day Month, Year.

Example:

1 OpenAI's ChatGPT AI language model, response to question from author, 7 February, 2023.   

Short Version:

1 Correspondent's last name, medium

1 ChatGPT, response to prompt from author

 

Chicago Author-Date

Any information not included in the text is placed in the parenthetical reference.

(Correspondent's Full Name, medium if relevant, Month Day, Year)

Example: 

(OpenAI's ChatGPT, response to prompt from author, February 22, 2023)

 

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