Artificial intelligence: ChatGPT is classified as 'software'
In-text citation
Format
(Author, Year)
Optional: Long responses from ChatGPT can be included in an appendix or as online supplemental materials.
Example
(OpenAI, 2023)
(OpenAI, 2023; see appendix A for the full transcript).
Reference list
Format
Author. (Year). Title of software (Version) [Software descriptor]. Publisher. URL
Example
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (May 3 Version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com
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