ChatGPT and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI): AI-generated content and citation

Outline of an APA Citation for ChatGPT
       Name of Company/creator of generative AI Tool. (Year). ChatGPT (Month Date version) [Large language model]. URL.
       Formatting: Double-space your reference list and use a 0.5 inch hanging indent for each entry

Real World Example for ChatGPT:

       OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (June 16 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat

Outline of an APA Citation for General Artificial Intelligence Programs and Chatbots:
       Name of Company/creator of generative AI Tool. (Year). Name of the generative AI program (model of program) [Large language  model]. URL.
       Formatting: Double-space your reference list and use a 0.5 inch hanging indent for each entry

Real World Example for General Artificial Intelligence Programs and Chatbots:

Perplexity. (2023). Perplexity.ai (AI Chatbot) [Large language model]. https://www.perplexity.ai/

Please note: The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition, has not officially released recommendations for referencing ChatBots and other forms of Artificial Intelligence. Please be sure to check back frequently for any updates.

This citation recommendation is for use in class assignments at the University of Waterloo where you have been asked to use AI generated text as part of your work and provide a reference.

FOOTNOTE OR ENDNOTE:

OpenAI's ChatGPT, response to query from author, February 15, 2023.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE:

Author’s (Parent Company) Medium, Response to “Query in quotes.” Name of Website, Parent
Company, Date accessed, URL.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Response to “Explain to general audiences the possible causes and effects of climate
change.” ChatGPT, OpenAI, February 15, 2023, https://chatgpt.pro/.

Please note: IEEE has stated Artificial Intelligence (AI) outputs, including products of chatbots, are not cited for publication purposes. Please be sure to check back frequently for any updates.

This citation recommendation is for use in class assignments at the University of Waterloo where you have been asked to use AI generated text as part of your work and provide a reference.

Outline of an IEEE Style Citation for Chatbots at the University of Waterloo
[Citation number] Author (Program Name), response to author query. Publisher [Online]. URL, (Accessed date).

Real world example:
[1] ChatGPT, response to author query. OpenAI [Online]. https://chatgpt.pro/ (accessed February 15, 2023).

JAMA believes ChatGPT and other generative AI Chatbot outputs do not qualify for authorship, so there is no standard of citation as any citation would require the artificial intelligence software to be listed as an author. Studies have shown it to be often erroneous, not up to date, unable to reliably cite evidence for its assertions, and lacking in critical judgment.

More detailed information on the JAMA stance toward AI Chatbots may be found in the paper:

Flanagin, A., Bibbins-Domingo, K., & Berkwits, M. (2023, Jan. 31). Nonhuman “authors” and implications
for the integrity of scientific publication and medical knowledge.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2801170

Please note: As ChatGPT and similar AI technologies are rapidly evolving, citation styles may also change as new information becomes available. Please be sure to check back for any updates.

Some assignments do not permit the use of ChatGPT or AI tools. Please confirm with your course lecturer if a ChatBot tool is permitted. If using a ChatBot, you must cite the content used to avoid Academic Misconduct.

Outline of an MLA Citation for AI
Author/Creator. "Name of chatbot." Title of platform where accessed, Full URL, Date Accessed (optional).

Real World Example:
OpenAI. "ChatGPT." ChatGPT Pro, chatgpt.pro/, February 2, 2023.

Please note: This version of APA 7th Edition citation has been replaced by a more recent recommendation. This version is being preserved here for those interested in following major changes to recommendations. 

Outline of an APA Citation for AI
Author/Creator(s). (Date created/updated) [[Name of AI generator]’s response to . . . [prompt query
used]]. Date accessed. URL.
Formatting: Double-space your reference list and use a 0.5 inch hanging indent for each entry.

Real world example:
OpenAI. (2023, February 2). [ChatGPT's response to a prompt about First Nations in Ontario].
https://chatgpt.pro/.