At this time, APA recommends that text generated from AI be cited and formatted as "Personal Communication." More details regarding the guidelines on this topic can be found in a specific post on How to Cite ChatGPT written by the APA Style team.
As personal communication, it receives an in-text citation but not an entry on the References list.
Personal Communication Rule: (Communicator, personal communication, Month Date, Year)
Parenthetical Citation Example:
(OpenAI, personal communication, July 17, 2023).
When describing the connection between cattle ranching and sustainability efforts, OpenAI's ChatGPT's response included ... (personal communication, June 15, 2023).