The Chicago Manual requires that ChatGPT and similar AI tools be cited whenever you include the text generated by it in your own work. This can generally be accomplished by simply acknowledging the AI tool in your text (e.g. "The following poem was generated by ChatGPT"). See below for other examples and more guidance on citing AI.
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AI-generated text with the prompt included in your paper |
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1. Text generated by ChatGPT, OpenAI, March 7, 2023, https://chat.openai.com/chat. |
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| Bibliography | Only cite in notes unless you have a publicly available link (such as one provided by ShareGPT). If your teacher wants this source included in your bibliography, use the above format.
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| AI-generated text without the prompt included in your paper | ||
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2. ChatGPT, response to “Explain how to make pizza dough from common household ingredients,” OpenAI, March 7, 2023. |
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Only cite in notes unless you have a publicly available link (such as one provided by ShareGPT). If your teacher wants this source included in your bibliography, use the above format. |
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Include credit in the text of your paper or in the notes with wording to the effect of: "This image was generated with the assistance of AI." |
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Only cite in notes unless you have a publicly available link (such as one provided by ShareGPT). If your teacher wants this source included in your bibliography, use the above format. |
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| General guidance provided by the Chicago Manual: | ||
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If you’ve edited the AI-generated text, you should say so in the text or at the end of the note (e.g., “edited for style and content”). OpenAI's unique URLs assigned to conversations created by your prompt can't be used or accessed by others, which would make citing it similar to citing other types of personal communications i.e. phone conversation |
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