The intentional use of AI-assisted tools for any element of a work or school product must be disclosed (example: “an outline of topics for this work were generated by Copilot with Enterprise Data Protection, March 7, 2025”).
Your instructor may have more specific citation requirements, including a specific citation style you are required to use. Here’s one example for a Works Cited page:
- OpenAI. (2025). ChatGPT3.5 (March 31, 2025) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat
Citation styles differ from each other, and many elements citing AI material are still being decided. As a result, you may wish to check updated guidelines for the citation style required in the course.
Citing AI Chats: Collaborative AI Framework
If an instructor asks to share AI use so as to provide feedback and guidance, the APA citation method may be requested. Chats will need to be made public in order to share access and retained until the assignment has been graded:
Anthropic. (2025, May 20). Essential grammar topics for high school graduates[Generative AI chat]. Claude Sonnet 4. https://claude.ai/share/329173b2-ec93-4663-ac68-4f65ea4f166dopens in new window
Google. (2025, May 22). High school grammar concepts overview [Generative AI chat]. Gemini 2.5 Flash. https://g.co/gemini/share/a1306ce12929opens in new window
OpenAI. (2025, August 21). High school grammar concepts [Generative AI chat]. ChatGPT. https://chatgpt.com/share/68a77b60-0ee4-800c-9acc-cd3fd573c311opens in new window
Perplexity AI. (2025, May 20). High school grammar topics [Generative AI chat]. Perplexity. https://www.perplexity.ai/search/a457cb8c-c663-4c9b-b34e-cb03d8108b35opens in new window
- Parenthetical citations: (Anthropic, 2025; Google, 2025; OpenAI, 2025; Perplexity AI, 2025)
- Narrative citations: Anthropic (2025), Google (2025), OpenAI (2025), and Perplexity AI (2025)
Note: Use of AI that is not intentionally sought, and is embedded within larger software (e.g., predictive text sentence completions, auto-correct, spell check, etc.), does not need to be disclosed. Disclosing the use of grammar assistance is not centrally mandated for students, but may depend on individual faculty policy.