GSEP Artificial Intelligence Guide

APA

Guideline: https://apastyle.apa.org/blog/how-to-cite-chatgpt

APA format:  Author. (Date).Title (Month Day version) [Additional Descriptions ]. Source

Author: The author of the model. 

Date: The year of the version. 

Title: The name of the model. The version number is included after the title in parentheses. 

Bracketed text: References for additional descriptions

Source: When the publisher and author names are identical, omit the publisher name in the source element of the reference and proceed directly to the URL.

APA reference entry: OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Feb 13 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com

APA in-text citation: (OpenAI, 2023)

Examples

Example 1 from APA Guideline

When prompted with “Is the left brain right brain divide real or a metaphor?” the ChatGPT-generated text indicated that although the two brain hemispheres are somewhat specialized, “the notation that people can be characterized as ‘left-brained’ or ‘right-brained’ is considered to be an oversimplification and a popular myth” (OpenAI, 2023).

Reference

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

Example 2 from APA Guideline

When given a follow-up prompt of “What is a more accurate representation?” the ChatGPT-generated text indicated that “different brain regions work together to support various cognitive processes” and “the functional specialization of different regions can change in response to experience and environmental factors” (OpenAI, 2023; see Appendix A for the full transcript).

Reference

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

Before you cite from or use an AI chatbot, ask yourself these questions: 

1. Is the AI-generated content accurate? How can you test or assess the accuracy?
2. Can other credible sources (outside of generative AI) validate the data or item produced? 
3. How does the information generated impact or influence your thinking on this topic?
4. Who is represented in this data? Is the data inclusive in terms of the material’s scope and the perspectives that it presents? 

5. Am I sharing any private information (Restricted Data (for example, Social Security numbers), proprietary intellectual property (IP), or personally identifiable information (PII)).  If in doubt, use this rule of thumb: you should only give AI tools information that you would post on a public website.

European Commission. Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture. (2022). Ethical guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence (Ai) and data in teaching and learning for educators. Publications Office. https://teaching.cornell.edu/generative-artificial-intelligence/ethical-ai-teaching-and-learning#:~:text=Here%20are%20a%20few%20questions,the%20data%20or%20item%20produced%3F

Lu, J. (n.d.). Research Guides: Artificial Intelligence (AI): Home. Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://guides.lib.purdue.edu/c.php?g=1371380&p=10135065