CITING & REFERENCING: Citing AI (artificial intelligence)

From the MLA Guidebook
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Paraphrased in Your Essay:
While the green light in The Great Gatsby might be said to chiefly symbolize four main things: optimism, the unattainability of the American dream, greed, and covetousness (“Describe the symbolism”), arguably the most important—the one that ties all four themes together—is greed.

Works-Cited List:
“Describe the symbolism of the green light in the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald” prompt. ChatGPT, 13 Feb. version, OpenAI, 8 Mar. 2023, chat.openai.com/chat.

From Grammarly
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Works-Cited List:
“Summarize the book Thus Spoke Zarathustra” prompt. ChatGPT, GPT-4, OpenAI, 30 Jun. 2023, chat.openai.com/chat.
 

Parenthetical citation in text:
(“Summarize the book”)

From McGill University
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MLA does not recommend treating a generative AI tool as an author. Reference lists begin with the title or description of the source.

Work-Cited List:
"Description of generated work" prompt. Name of tool, version name, Publisher, Date content was generated, URL.

"Create a list of scholarly databases used to find articles in the field of political science" prompt. ChatGPT, 14 Mar version, OpenAI, 20 Mar. 2023, chat.openai.com/chat.

In-text citation:
("Shortened description")
("Create a list of scholarly databases")

From Purdue University
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MLA format: “Text of prompt” prompt. ChatGPT, Day Month version, OpenAI, Day Month Year, chat.openai.com.

MLA Works-Cited entry: “Explain antibiotics” prompt. ChatGPT, 13 Feb. version, OpenAI, 16 Feb. 2023, chat.openai.com.

MLA in-text citation: ("Explain antibiotics")