When including content that has been generated by an AI tool, the author must describe how the tool has been used. This can be done in the text or in the note and includes information about the prompt that was used. Also included are the date of the content generation, the version of the tool, and the URL of a publicly archived copy of the conversation. The following examples can be found in section 14.112 of The Chicago Manual of Style:
Cited in the text:
The following recipe for pizza dough was generated on December 9, 2023, by ChatGPT-3.5.
Cited in a note:
1. Text generated by ChatGPT-3.5, OpenAI, December 9, 2023, https://chat.openai.com/share/90b8137d-ff1c-4c0c-b123-2868623c4ae2.
A prompt, if not included in the text, may be added to the note. Multiple prompts (as in an extended conversation) may be summarized.
2. Response to “Explain how to make pizza dough from common household ingredients,” ChatGPT-3.5, Open AI, December 9, 2023, edited for style and accuracy.
Bibliography Note: AI-generated content is usually not included in the bibliography. If it must be included, cite it under the name of the publisher or developer rather than the name of the tool and include a publicly available URL.
- Google. Response to “How many copyeditors does it take to fix a book-length manuscript?” Gemini 1.0, February 10, 2024. https://g.co/gemini/share/cccc26abdc19.