The copyright implications of AI, especially training generative AIs like ChatGPT, are vast and complex. Our current copyright laws were written long before the advent of AI, and there are unlikely to be many answers until cases work their way through the judicial system, a process that can take many years. The resources below will introduce you to the current legal landscape of artificial intelligence, as well as introduce alternative ways of training AIs and increasing transparency via model cards.
Guideline: https://apastyle.apa.org/blog/how-to-cite-chatgpt
APA format: Author. (Date).Title (Month Day version) [Additional Descriptions ]. Source
Author: The author of the model.
Date: The year of the version.
Title: The name of the model. The version number is included after the title in parentheses.
Bracketed text: References for additional descriptions
Source: When the publisher and author names are identical, omit the publisher name in the source element of the reference and proceed directly to the URL.
APA reference entry: OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Feb 13 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com
APA in-text citation: (OpenAI, 2023)
Guideline: https://style.mla.org/citing-generative-ai/
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")
Recommendations on how to cite AI-generated content
Chicago style recommends citing ChatGPT in a Chicago footnote
1. Text generated by ChatGPT, March 31, 2023, OpenAI, https://chat.openai.com.
AMA recommends that you mention the brand name, version number, manufacturer/owner, and date used in parentheses within the text itself, and then citing the specific AI tool you used as software in the reference list. Below is the example from the AMA handbook:
On June 12, 2023, the original full text of the question was put into a fresh chatbot session (ChatGPT, model GPT-4, OpenAI) and the generated responses were saved.
And here is an example for citing ChatGPT as software: 1. ChatGPT. Version Mar 14. OpenAI; 2023. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://openai.com/