How can I cite GenAI?
Answer
In academic writing, scholarly sources are cited to support your ideas. GenAI is not a scholarly source. GenAI can hallucinate, meaning that if you use it as your source, you may be using false information. It is important to use and cite scholarly and other reliable sources for your academic assignments. Learn about evaluating sources and evaluating web information.
However, you may need to cite GenAI if you are discussing it as part of your topic. For example, you may be analyzing GenAI's responses to certain prompts and discussing its bias. Citation styles such as APA and MLA provide guidelines for how to format your citations. Visit our Citing AI guide for more information.
If you have permission from your instructor to use AI for an acceptable purpose, include an acknowledgment of its use in your assignment.