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4.2 | Learn It | Documenting AI in the Classroom and Citing AI in Scholarship

 

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Below are two videos. The first video by Dayna Durbin from the Library provides guidance for using AI in the classroom, and the second video by Dr. Kim Abels from Learning Center offers suggestions for citing the use of AI in your scholarly works, which includes research and entrepreneurial initiatives. In Module 4.3 | Apply It, you’ll have the opportunity to apply the information to scenarios.

Video 1: Instruction

Downloadable Word transcript of Dayna Durbin – Ensuring Academic Integrity with AI video

As referenced in the video, UNC’s Generative AI committee developed the following guidelines to support faculty and students as they use AI in the classroom. You are encouraged to download the guidelines and review them. In consultation with your academic unit, plan how to refine these guidelines based on your instructional context.

Video 2: Citing AI in Scholarship and Research

Downloadable Word transcript of Kim Abels – Citing AI in Scholarship and Research video

As referenced in the video, UNC’s Generative AI committee developed the following guidelines to support the use of AI as part of your scholarship and research. You are encouraged to download the guidelines and review them. In consultation with your academic unit, the University’s Institutional Review Board, and your scholarly and research output, you are encouraged to consider these guidelines as you engage your research and entrepreneurial work.

For each style guide, the key attributes needed for citing your use of AI are listed along with an example. Please note that the style manuals are continually updating their guidance for citing AI, and it is strongly recommended you cross-reference the information below with the current guidance offered by a particular style guide.

APA (click to expand):
Key Attributes
  • Company: Name of the company that developed the AI product you are using
  • Date: Release year of the product version you used
  • Title: Name of the AI product and version number. The version number appears in parentheses and if a version number is not available or listed, use the date of when you generated content using the tool.
  • Bracketed Text: Description of the type of generative AI. For example, ChatGPT is a large language model, Google Bard is a large multimodal model, and Midjourney is an image generator.
  • Source: The URL to the tool you used
Format

Company. (Date). Title (version number) [Bracketed text]. source.

Example Reference

OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (July 11 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/

Example In-Text Citations
  • Parenthetical Citation

(OpenAI, 2023)

  • Narrative Citation

OpenAI (2023)

For additional information, please see “How To Cite ChatGPT” by Timothy McAdoo (2023)

MLA (click to expand):
Key Attributes
  • Prompt: Text that was inputted into the generative AI tool
  • Follow-up: Sub-prompts used to refine the main prompt
  • Tool: Name of the generative AI product used
  • Version: The current version of the generative AI product
  • Company: Name of the company that developed the generative AI product
  • Date: The specific day when the content was generated using the AI tool
  • Source: The URL to the tool you used
Format

Prompt. follow-up. Tool, version, Company, date. Source.

Example Reference

“You are a historian interested in college towns. Write the history of Chapel Hill’s relationship with the University of North Carolina.” follow-up prompt to write the history for professionals. ChatGPT, version 3.5, OpenAI, 11 July 2023. https://chat.openai.com/

Example In-Text Citations
  • Quoted or Paraphrased Citation

    (“You are a”)

For additional information, please see “How do I cite generative AI in MLA style?” (2023)

Chicago (click to expand):
Key Attributes
  • Numbered Footnote/Endnote: The number of the footnote or endnote
  • Content: Type of material generated by the AI product
  • Use: “Generated by” or “Response to” or another phrase that summarizes how the AI tool was used
  • Command: Statement that directs the AI tool to complete a task
  • Tool: Name of the AI product
  • Date: The specific day when the content was generated using the AI tool
  • Company: Name of the company that developed the AI product you are using
  • Source: The URL to the tool you used
Example Footnote Reference for Content Generated by an AI Tool
  Format

Numbered Footnote/Endnote. Content. Use Tool, Date, Company, Source

  Example
  1. Image generated by FireFly, July 6, 2023, Adobe, https://www.adobe.com/sensei/generative-ai/firefly.html
Example Footnote Reference for Citing Query Responses Generated by an AI Tool
  Format

 Numbered Footnote/Endnote. Tool. Use “Command,” Date, Company.

  Example
  1. ChatGPT, response to “Outline a paper about robotic drivers,” July 22, Open AI.

For additional information, please see “Citation, Documentation of Sources” from The Chicago Manual of Style Online (2023)

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