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MLA Citation Examples

AI: ChatGPT, etc.

From "How do I cite generative AI in MLA style?": 

The MLA’s method for citing sources uses a template of core elements—standardized criteria that writers can use to evaluate sources and create works-cited-list entries based on that evaluation. That new technologies like ChatGPT emerge is a key reason why the MLA has adopted this approach to citation—to give writers flexibility to apply the style when they encounter new types of sources.

This blog post is from March 17, 2023 and is currently the most up to date guidance on citing AI tools in MLA style. 

They do state, "We do not recommend treating the AI tool as an author. This recommendation follows the policies developed by various publishers, including the MLA’s journal PMLA."