The following blog post from APA Style guide author Timothy McAdoo (April 7, 2023; updated Feb. 23, 2024) has good insight on how to cite AI generated content in your papers.
Quoting or reproducing text created by ChatGPT in papers
Example:
When prompted with "Is the left 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).
Reference:
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat
Creating a reference to ChatGPT or other AI models and Software
Open AI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat
- Parenthetical citation: (OpenAI, 2023)
- Narrative citation: OpenAI (2023)
