Using artificial intelligence for study

Citing, referencing, and acknowledging AI use

Please confirm with your Course Coordinator before using any AI tools in your assessment tasks.

Your Course Coordinator can confirm if you can use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in your assessment, including what tools you are permitted to use and how you can use them. If you use any AI tools, you must acknowledge and reference their use and outputs, this is an essential component of academic integrity.

Failure to appropriately reference AI tools in your assessment can result in academic misconduct.

Important note: Guidelines on how to cite artificial intelligence have not yet been published by many referencing styles. The following examples have been created on interim advice, or the closest resource type when advice is not available. Please note that these guidelines may be updated in the future as referencing styles release formal advice.

AGLC 4

You must check your Assessment Task Sheet/Instructions before using AI in your assessment. Many assessment pieces do not permit the use of AI tools, while others may allow AI with some limitations. Check the requirements with your Course Coordinator if unsure.

The Australian Guide to Legal Citation ('AGLC') editors have issued interim advice to reference AI-generated content using AGLC rule 7.12 that covers Written Correspondence.
 

Footnote citation:

^Number Output from [Program], [Creator] to [Recipient], [full date].
 

Examples:

¹ Output from ChatGPT, OpenAI to Fred Jones, 6 September 2024. 

Discursive text may be used in the footnote to provide information about the prompts used to generate the output, in accordance with AGLC rule 1.1.5. An appendix may be used in order to provide comprehensive information about the series of prompts and outputs used to generate the output.

² Output from ChatGPT, OpenAI to Fred Jones, 6 September 2024. The output was generated in response to the prompt, ‘Provide an overview of the creation of the Australian Guide to Legal Citation’: see below Appendix A.
 

Bibliography:

This is included in the bibliography (rule 1.13) under the 'Other' heading.

APA 7

The official APA Style Blog advises to cite and reference generative AI using the guidelines for Computer Software (Section 10.10 Publication Manual).

In-text citation

(Author, date)

When prompted ChatGPT identified four popular learning styles (OpenAI, 2023). 

Author (date)

OpenAI (2023) identitfies four popular learning styles when prompted using...

Reference list:

Author. (Date). Name of model (Version) [Computer software]. URL

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

It is recommended that you describe how you used any generative AI tool in the introduction or other relevant section of your assignment.

Text created by generative AI cannot be retrieved so where relevant place the full text of long responses in an appendix of your assignment so readers have access to the exact text that was generated.

Harvard AGPS

The Australian Government Style Manual, which UniSQ Harvard style is based, has no guidelines for referencing AI-generated content. This interim advice follows other referencing styles and uses guidelines for Computer Software to reference generative AI. These guidelines may be updated if the editors of the Australian Government Style Manual release formal advice.

When citing AI sources, observe the following guidelines:
 

• Include both an in-text citation and a reference list entry.
• The author is the name of the creator of the tool.
• If a shareable URL to the content is available, include it in your reference list entry.
• If the content is not shareable, include the prompt used and the generated text in an appendix, and refer to the appendix in the reference list entry.

In-text citation:

For in-text citations, use the creator of the AI tool as the author (e.g. Open AI) and the year of the version of the AI model that you have used.

(Author date)

When prompted ChatGPT identified five main Die Hard movies (OpenAI 2023).

Author (date)

OpenAI (2023) identifies five main Die Hard movies when prompted using ...

Reference list:

*Note: when publisher and author name are the same, do not repeat the publisher name after the format, and instead move directly to the URL

Shareable URL generated by AI tool

Author (Year) Title of software program (version) [Format], Publisher, accessed Day Month year. <URL>.

OpenAI (2023) ChatGPT  (September 25 version) [Large language model], accessed 18 October 2023. <https://chat.openai.com/share/3e5e8284-db63-482e-b58f-80145321a2ae>.

Non-shareable AI content

Author (Year) Title of software program (Version) [Format], Publisher, accessed Day Month Year. Appendix.

Google (2023) Bard (2023.06.07 version) [Large language model], accessed 18 October 2023. See appendix for prompt used and text generated.

IEEE

This interim advice follows other referencing styles and uses guidelines for Computer Software to reference generative AI. These guidelines may be updated when IEEE release formal advice.

If a shareable URL to the content is available, include it in your reference list entry. If the content is not shareable, include the prompt used and the generated text in an appendix, and refer to the appendix in the reference list entry.

In-Text citation:

IEEE uses numbered in-text citations that match the corresponding reference list entry.

When prompted ChatGPT identified five main Die Hard movies [1].

Reference list

Shareable URL generated by AI tool

[Reference number]. Title of Software. (Version or year), Publisher Name. Accessed: Mon DD, YYYY. [Type of Medium]. Available: URL

[1] ChatGPT (September 25 version), OpenAI. Accessed: Oct 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://chat.openai.com/share/3e5e8284-db63-482e-b58f-80145321a2ae

Reference list

Shareable URL generated by AI tool

[Reference number]. Title of Software. (Version or year), Publisher Name. Accessed: Mon DD, YYYY. [Type of Medium]. Appendix.

[1] Bard (2023.06.07), Google. Accessed: Oct 18, 2023. [Online]. See appendix for prompt used and text generated.

MLA 9

The official MLA 9 blog advises to cite and reference generative AI using the template of core elements as follows:

Author Do not use the generative AI model as author. Title will be the first element used.

Title Prompt used or text generated.

Title of Container Use the model of AI used, e.g. ChatGPT.

Version Use version date.

Publisher Name the company that made the tool.

Date Give the date the content was generated.

Location Give the general URL for the tool.

In text citation

When prompted ChatGPT identified four popular learning styles ("Explain learning styles"). 

Works Cited list

“Explain learning styles to a first year student” prompt. ChatGPT, 13 Feb. version, OpenAI, 16 Oct. 2023, chat.openai.com/chat.

Acknowledge all uses of any generative AI tool in a note, your text, or another suitable location in your assignment.

If you have used generative AI to create an image use the above advice for a Works Cited list entry to create the image caption.