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Generative AI: Referencing and Acknowledging AI

Referencing GenAI in APA 7th

 

Check with your tutor to ensure using Generative AI (GenAI) content in assignments is acceptable. 

When referencing GenAI like Microsoft Copilot and DALL-E, use the Generative AI format (See section 6.08 of the APA guide):

Company. (Year). Name/Title (Version) [Type]. URL 

In-text: 

(Microsoft, 2025) 

(Clarivate, 2024)

Example:

Copilot (Microsoft, 2025) generated some ideas on how mycelium can be used to lower CO2 emissions ...   

The Research Assistant (Clarivate, 2024) created a summary of information about mycelium and its environmental uses ...

Reference List:

Clarivate. (2024). Research Assistant (November 29 version) [Large language model]. https://search.lib.uts.edu.au/

Microsoft (2025). Copilot (February 10 version) [Large language model]. https://copilot.microsoft.com

Citing GenAI images in APA 7th

 

Check with your tutor to ensure using Generative AI (GenAI) content in assignments is acceptable. 

You can reproduce and cite a GenAI image in your work, either in the main body of your writing or in an appendix. For example: 

Image of a cited reproduced image - Figure 1: Teddy bears working on new AI research underwater with 1990's technology

How to cite a reproduced image:

  • Above the image, create a figure label in bold, e.g: Figure 1. 
  • Beneath the figure label, place the title of the image in italics. If the image has no title, you can create a brief title of your own.
  • Beneath the image, create an in-text citation for the image. 
  • Include a matching entry in your reference list.

GenAI referencing guidelines can be found in section 6.08 in the APA guide

Citing image guidelines can be found in section 16.01 of the APA guide

Referencing GenAI in AGLC 4

 

Check with your tutor to ensure using Generative AI (GenAI) content in assignments is acceptable. 

When referencing GenAI in AGLC style: 

  • Use the Written correspondence format that can be found in section 7.12 of the AGLC4 guide (linked below)
  • Discursive text may also be used in the footnote to provide information about the prompts used to generate the output. 
  • An appendix may be used in order to provide comprehensive information about the series of prompts and outputs used to generate the output (as in the second example below).  

Footnote examples 

¹Output from ChatGPT, OpenAI to John Smith, 23 February 2023. 

²Output from Research Assistant, Clarivate to John Smith, 23 January 2025. The output was generated in response to the prompt, ‘Provide an overview of the creation of the Australian Guide to Legal Citation’: see below Appendix A.  

Bibliography example

Place under the Other category in your bibliography.

Clarivate, Research Assistant to John Smith, Output, 23 January 2025 

OpenAI, ChatGPT to John Smith, Output, 23 February 2023