AI-assisted Technology in Education

Content generated by AI tools should be cited and referenced as an unrecoverable source, similar to personal communication. Just as personal communications are cited to provide attribution and context, citing AI-generated content ensures transparency and accountability in scholarly discourse. Include the name, version, and manufacturer of the tool used and the date on which it was accessed, for example:

(ChatGPT 3.5, Version 28 August 2023, OpenAI, accessed 16 September 2023)

The prompt entered into the tool should also be provided, either in the methods section of as supplementary material.

Where AI tools specifically for spelling and grammar checks, similarity checking, and reference management are used, these do not need to be disclosed.

Citing AI in the different referencing styles:

• APA
• Chicago
• Harvard
• MLA
• Vancouver

Take a look at the Grammarly Citation Generator for APA, MLA and Chicago methods. And find some tips on acknowledging AI and avoiding plagiarism.

Some publishers have offer guidance on how AI tools should be considered for publications:

• Cambridge University Press states that AI must be declared and clearly explained, and does not meet the requirements for authorship in terms of accountability (Link to Cambridge Authorship and Contributorship Guidelines)
• Taylor & Francis states that AI tools cannot be listed as an author, and their use must be acknowledge and documented appropriately (Link to Taylor and Francis statement on responsible use of AI)
• Nature and other Springer Journals advise that Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT will not be accepted as credited authors on research papers. However, researchers using LLM tools should document their use in the methods or acknowledgement section (Link to Nature statement on use of AI)