Artificial intelligence
- The results of a ChatGPT “chat” are not retrievable by other readers, and although nonretrievable data or quotations in APA Style papers are usually cited as personal communications, with ChatGPT-generated text there is no person communicating. 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.
- You may also put the full text of long responses from ChatGPT in an appendix of your paper or in online supplemental materials, so readers have access to the exact text that was generated.
- We can also consult the APA Publishing Policies, which clearly state that an AI cannot be listed as the author of a scholarly publication and that it must be indicated in the methods section how, when and to what extent the AI was used.
- References are prepared following the model established for software references:
| Author | Date | Títle | Publisher | URL |
|
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. Name of group. |
(2020). |
Title of work (Version 1.2) [Computer software]. Title of work (Version 4.6) [Mobile app]. Name of apparatus (Model number) [Apparatus]. Name of equipment (Model number) [Equipment]. |
Publisher. App Store. Google Play Store. |
https://xxxxx |
- ChatGPT
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat
When the name of the author and publisher match, it is not necessary to repeat the name in the reference.
The description in brackets matches the text provided by OpenAI.
In-Text:
When prompted with “Is the left brain right brain divide real or a metaphor?” the ChatGPT-generated text indicated that although the two brain hemispheres are somewhat specialized, “the notation that people can be characterized as ‘left-brained’ or ‘right-brained’ is considered to be an oversimplification and a popular myth” (OpenAI, 2023).