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Chicago 18th (B) Author-Date

Artificial intelligence

In-text citation

Format

(Developer Year)

Example 

(Open AI 2023)

Reference list

Format 

Developer. Year. Description/Prompt. AI model and version, Month DD. URL (if applicable).

Example 

Google. 2024. Response to “How many copyeditors does it take to fix a book-length manuscript?” Gemini 1.0, February 10. https://g.co/gemini/share/cccc26abdc19.

OpenAI. 2024. Response to “Explain how to make pizza dough from common household ingredients.” ChatGPT-3.5, December 9. Edited for style and accuracy.

AI generated images

Format

Figure Number. Image generated by AI model and version, Month DD, YYYY, from the prompt "Prompt description."

Example 

Figure 3. Image generated by DALL·E 2, April 7, 2023, from the prompt “An ornate bookshelf with a portal into another dimension.”

Tips

  • Any content generated by a chatbot or similar AI tool must be cited in the text, making it clear how the tool has been used.
  • If the AI-generated text has been edited or adapted in any way, this should also be acknowledged.
  • If any illustration was created by or with the help of AI, that should be noted in the image caption.
  • The date refers to when the content was generated.
  • Only include a URL to a publicly archived copy of the conversation.
  • Student Academic Success provides advice on appropriately using generative AI in your work and how to acknowledge it.

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