Please see below for MLA guidelines on how to cite Generative AI (artificial intelligence) tools like ChatGPT, Dall-e, Grammarly, etc used for sources.
See SEICAI Student Guide to Generative AI and your instructor's policy about the appropriate use of generative AI for any academic assignments.
Author: None
Title: Use the prompt you entered (in quotes) to generate the content followed by the word "prompt" (no quotes).
Name of the AI Tool & Version: The name of the AI tool will be in italics, followed by a comma, and the version of the AI not in italics (examples: ChatGPT, version 3.5, or AutoDraw, May 2017 version, etc.). If you cannot find a version for the AI, just list the AI tool.
Publisher: Name of the Company who created the tool (OpenAI, Google, etc.).
Date: Give the date you used the AI tool to generate the content. Dates should be in MLA Format (example: 15 Oct. 2024)
URL: Give the general URL for the AI tool unless the AI provides a specific shareable link to the conversation/content (example: the tool DALL-E creates images and allows users to generate a publicly-available URL that leads back to that image).
You still need to give credit if you used material created from an AI tool, even if you put the information in your own words the same as you would paraphrasing from any source.
Format: "The prompt you entered to generate the content" plus the word prompt. Name of AI Tool in Italics, Version, Publisher, Date, URL.
Example 1: "What are some age appropriate lessons to teach sharing to children age 3 to 5" prompt. Magic School AI, Oct. version, Magic School, 3 Oct. 2024, www.magicschool.ai.
Example 2: "What skills from the job ad should I highlight in my cover letter" prompt. ChatGPT, version 3.5, OpenAI, 3 June 2024, chat.openai.com/chat.
When using an AI-generated image in your assignments, use a description of the prompt, followed by the AI tool, version, and date created, URL. See our guide on Citing Images or Graphs for more information about citing and using images in your project.
Format: "The prompt you entered to generate the image" plus the word prompt. Name of AI Tool in Italics, Version [if available], Publisher, Date, URL.
Example: "10ft x 12ft garden with 3 Dwarf Palmetto shrubs" prompt. Canva, Canva Inc., 23 Aug. 2024, www.canva.com/ai-image-generator/.
How you cite a creative text depends on if you told the AI tool a title for the text it created.
Format: “Title of Text" plus an explanation of the prompt. Name of AI Tool in Italics, Version, Publisher, Date, URL.
Example: “The Tale of Which Came First the Egg or the Chicken” a short story answering the riddle. ChatGPT, version 3.5, OpenAI, 23 Sept. 2024, chat.openai.com/chat.
If you did not tell the AI tool a title for the work, then you will use either all or part of the first line (depending on how long) as the title plus an explanation of the prompt.
Format: “All or Part of First Line of Text" plus an explanation of the prompt. Name of AI Tool in Italics, Version, Publisher, Date, URL.
Example: “In 1920, Wilson wins reelection over Harding...” write a chapter about the outcome of the 1920 US presidential election if women did not get the right to vote. ChatGPT, version 3.5, OpenAI,15 Nov. 2024, chat.openai.com/chat.
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