On this page, you will find guidance on how to cite artificial intelligence generated content in APA citation style. If you are interested in other citation style formats, please see this guide on Citing AI.
Anytime your work has been produced or aided by someone or something other than yourself, you need to provide credit with a citation. This also applies to the use of artificial intelligence tools and its generated content.
Artificial intelligence tools include but are not limited to:
Consult with your instructor before using any form of artificial intelligence (ChatGPT, Grammarly, etc.) for your work. If you have been given permission to use AI tools, you must always cite the tool you used.
Under Policy 60, Appendix A, Section 3.1, instructors could consider the use of AI as cheating under the following statement: "having ready access to and/or using aids or devices (including wireless communication devices) not expressly allowed by the instructor during an examination, test, quiz, or other evaluation."
The Senate has approved the following changes to Appendix A of Policy 60, specifically, under the category of "Misrepresentation of Personal Identity or Performance":
5.5. submitting work created in whole or in part by artificial intelligence tools unless expressly permitted by the Faculty/Contract Lecturer;
5.6. submitting work that does not reasonably demonstrate your own knowledge, understanding and performance
For more information on Academic Integrity and AI, visit Artificial Intelligence FAQs.
The 7th edition of APA Formatting and Style Guide does not currently have specific language on citing AI. The format below is from the APA Style blog entry "How to cite ChatGPT". Guidance may change with the next edition.
In APA, the author is the creator of the algorithm (ex. OpenAI for ChatGPT).
(Corporation, Year information was generated)
(OpenAI, 2023)
Currently, generative AI is being cited like a personal communication.
Corporation. (Date information was generated). AI Model (version date) [Large language model]. URL of model
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. chat.openai.com/chat