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ENVR 3220 - Energy Sources and Usage: Cite AI Content in APA

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Citing AI in APA style

APA style

Guideline from APA:

Suggested practices:

1. Cite AI-generated text
  • cite the content as software or algorithm's output (rather than personal communication as there's no actual person communicating)
  • describe how you used ChatGPT or other AI models in the Method or Introduction of your work
  • include the prompt used and any relevant generated text in your paper
  • for long responses, consider including them in an appendix


Example:

Conversation with an AI model In-text citation & Reference list

 

In-text citation

"ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, focuses on generating human-like text based on extensive internet-trained data, while Claude, developed by Anthropic, emphasizes safety and alignment through constitutional AI principles, aiming to reduce harmful outputs by adhering to a set of predefined ethical guidelines." (OpenAI, 2024)

Reference list

OpenAI. (2024). GPT-4o [Large language model]. https://poe.com/GPT-4o

 

2. Cite AI model (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude)
  • cite the model or tool as software


Examples:

Reference list

OpenAI. (2024). GPT-4o [Large language model]. https://poe.com/GPT-4o

Anthropic. (2024). Claude-3.5-Sonnet [Large language model]. https://poe.com/Claude-3.5-Sonnet

Perplexity. (2024). Perplexity.ai [Large language model]. https://www.perplexity.ai/

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

Cite AI images in APA style

APA style

Guideline from APA:

General advice:

  • Explain the methodology of how you used the AI tool in your work (e.g. the prompt you used)
  • To create the reference, follow the principles of citing AI-generated text to determine the author, date, title, and source elements for the tool.

Basic format:

  • Cite the image (in caption): 
Figure X
Image title
[the image]
Note. Description (e.g. Image generated using XXX prompt, by XXX tool)

For reference format of citing figures or images in general, you may also refer to APA guidelines on citing Clip Art or Stock Image References, Artwork references, and Sample figures.

  • Cite the AI model:
Author/Developer. (Year). Name of AI tool (Version) [AI image generation model]. URL

 

Example:

Conversation with an AI image generation model Caption, In-text citation & Reference list

 

Figure 1

Night View Skyline

Note. Image generated using the prompt "skyscraper buildings in Hong Kong, night view, oil painting," by Stability AI, Stable Diffusion XL, 2024 (https://poe.com/StableDiffusionXL).

In-text citation:

Figure 1 illustrates the intensity of Hong Kong's cityscape and its architectural character (Stability AI, 2024).

Reference list:

Stability AI. (2024). Stable Diffusion XL [AI image generation model]. https://poe.com/StableDiffusionXL
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