Quoting ChatGPT’s text from a chat session is therefore more like sharing an algorithm’s output; thus, credit the author of the algorithm with a reference list entry and the corresponding in-text citation (McAdoo, 2024, Quoting or Reproducing section, para. 2).
Template
Author/Creator. (Year of version used). Name of AI model used (Version) [Large language model]. URL
Narrative citation: Author (Year of version)
Parenthetical in-text: (Author, year of version)
Examples
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat
- Parenthetical citation: (OpenAI, 2023)
- Narrative citation: OpenAI (2023)
Google. (2024). Gemini chat (gemini-1.5-flash-001). [Large language model]. https://gemini.google.com/
- Parenthetical citation: (Google, 2024)
- Narrative citation: Google (2024)
Source:
McAdoo, T. (2024, February 24). How to cite Chat GPT. APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/blog-post-references