ChatGPT and Generative AI Tools Citation Guide: Getting Started

Benefits

• Generates ideas
• Streamlines inquiry
• Literacy of emerging AI technology
• Core competencies for careers in AI

Risks

• Can "hallucinate" unsupported info
• Cannot accurately cite own sources
• Potential bias and harmful content
• Potential for committing plagiarism

• AI Chatbot Tools
  • ChatGPT
  • Google Gemini
  • Claude
  • Microsoft Copilot
  • Perplexity

• AI Image Generators
  • Adobe Firefly
  • DALLE 3
  • Microsoft Designer

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is a technology that can create content including text, images, audio, or video, when prompted by a user (United States Government Accountability Office, 2023)

• Refer to your academic institution 
  • Guidance and governance for scholarly work is set by your academic institution
• Consult with your course instructor
  • Consult with your instructor if AI tools are allowed in their academic course
• Read your course syllabi
  • Be informed and aware of all academic policies on generative AI and tools
• If use of generative AI is allowed 
  • Always utilize the appropriate citation style for your course

• Organization of sources
• Curation of full-text PDF files 
• Creation of bibliographies in your required citation style format
• Insert citations and bibliographies directly into your word document

United States Government Accountability Office. (2023, June 13). Science & Tech Spotlight: Generative AI. https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-106782

• Citation Styles
  • APA
  • Chicago
  • CSE
  • IEEE
  • MLA
  • Vancouver

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