Generative AI: ChatGPT & other AI tools
Confirm with your course lecturer what is permitted for a specific assessment prior to commencing.
For more information, check out the Generative AI guide.
If your lecturer is allowing you to use generative AI in your assessments, use the following approach for referencing:
Reference List
Author of AI model used. (Year). Name of AI model used in italics (Version date) [Type or description of AI model used]. URL
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (May 2024 version) [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com/
Microsoft. (2024). Copilot (April 2024 version) [Large language model]. https://copilot.microsoft.com/
You may also be required to put the full transcript of a response from the generative AI in an appendix of your assessment or in online supplemental materials so your lecturer has access to the exact text that was generated. Your lecturer may advise on what is required.
Remember to include a declaration of how genAI has been used by including a statement at the end of your reference list
e.g. "I acknowledge the use of XXX in proofreading this assignment" (explain how you used genAI)
In-text
(Author of generative AI model, Year of version used)
ChatGPT Example:
(OpenAI, 2023)
OR
OpenAI (2023).
If quoting:
Use quotation marks to distinguish between your own words and the words generated by the tool.
In-text example:
"The Gregorian calendar was first introduced in the year 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII. It was designed as a modification of the Julian calendar, which had been in use since 45 BCE" (OpenAI, 2023).
or
.....as generated by the generative AI program OpenAI (2023).
REMEMBER: some assessments do not permit the use of genAI tools.
Please note: It is likely that the information about using and referencing ChatGPT and other generative AI tools in assignments and publications will continue to be updated. We recommend checking this page regularly to keep up with any changes.
APA blog - How to cite ChatGPT