Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) (Chapter 14, Section 112 of the Manual)

As this is an evolving topic, rules for citing A.I. may change from the manual’s advice.  If using content generated by a chatbot or similar A.I. tool, you must indicate in your text or in a preface that the tool was used and clarify how it was used.  Although A.I. is typically only cited within the text of your paper, your professor may want it included in your references list.

Chicago assumes that a writer will only be reproducing the text of a Large Language Model (like ChatGPT) in their paper and not using an LLM as a source.   If you quote an LLM like ChatGPT in a paper, you need to include an in-text citation.  While you typically will only cite A.I. in the text of your paper, you can include it in a reference entry if you have a stable or shareable link to the original text.

The LLM response does not have a shareable link. (Include only an in-text citation).

You’ve included the A.I. prompt in the text of your paper.

In-Text Citation: (ChatGPT-3.5, OpenAI, June 18, 2024).

You’ve not included the A.I. prompt in the text of your paper.

In-Text Citation: (ChatGPT-3.4, OpenAI, June 18, 2024, response to “Tell me the unique characteristics of flying squirrels.”).

You’ve created a shareable link to the LLM response. (Include an in-text citation, and you can include a reference entry.)

In-Text Citation: (OpenAI, 2024)

Reference

OpenAI. 2024. Response to “Tell me the unique characteristics of flying squirrels.” ChatGPT-3.5, June 18.

     https://aiarchives.org/id/fvSL9BYsN75pBnzbNUcn.

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