At this time, the APA says that when you use AI-generated text, you should create a reference list entry and in-text citation to properly acknowledge the tool that you used. More details regarding the APA’s guidance on this topic can be found in the APA Style post How to Cite ChatGPT.
Your reference list entry should consist of the following elements:
- Author: List the creator of the tool that you used. For example, OpenAI is the creator of ChatGPT.
- Year: List the year for the version of the tool that you used.
- Title: List the name of the AI tool that you used, putting the name in italics. The version number for the tool should go in parentheses after the title, and the version information should be in regular font. Provide the version information in the format shown on the tool. Put any additional information needed to describe the tool in square brackets.
- Source: List the tool’s publisher. If the tool’s publisher is the same as the author, do not list the name a second time.
- URL: List the URL of the tool.
See example below.
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat
In-text citation:
(OpenAI, 2023)