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AI Literacy Framework

An attempt to create a framework for how we, at HIU, might approach teaching AI to our students so that they might be prepared for the workplace upon graduation.

Ethics: Citations

Why we cite our sources:

  • To identify where ideas came from - to avoid fraud and intellectual theft
  • To give credit to the creator of those ideas, thoughts, or data
  • To demonstrate that the work is well research AND used a variety of resources
  • To demonstrate the currency of the research
  • To demonstrate that the work is not just opinion, but citing experts and their research
  • To prove the work is not the work of an AI, but the work of an individual
  • To avoid plagiarism by citing where ideas come from

  •  Must cite an AI, as it is another creative entity and thus must be cited for academic purposes.

How to cite an AI

Consult your style guides. Right now there is no consensus on how to cite an AI. Whichever style it should include: The company name as creator of the AI, the model used, include either the date or the version number, date of access, and something about it being a "Large Language Model" or type of model. There should be no need to give the whole prompt used, but you may wish to describe the prompt used in the text of your paper.

One writer that I respect, Reed Hepler of South Utah University, views information taken from an AI is an act of collaboration and therefore, both the author and the AI should be included in the citation. His examples follow.

His APA template:

Last, F. and [Model name], (year). "[Chat title]", conversation with [tool name] [Large Language/Image Model]  ([version information]). Generated on [date]. [shareable link to the chat, if possible].

and his APA example:

Hepler, R., and OpenAI. (2023). "Balrogs might have wings", online conversation with ChatGPT [Large Language Model] (August 3 Version). Generated on August 22, 2023. https://chat.openai.com/share/15d75e9f-16d3-4ebf-81b8-f675528ed267

The MLA analogue would be:

Hepler, R. and OpenAI. "Balrogs Might Have Wings." Conversation with ChatGPT. August 3 Version, 22 Aug. 2023, chat.openai.com/share/15d75e9f-16d3-4ebf-81b8-f675528ed267