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Generative AI (GenAI) tools like ChatGPT and Dall-E generate text or images in response to parameters entered by the user. See Using generative AI for more information.
You must verify that you are allowed to use generative AI before using it in your assessment, and you must acknowledge its use.
It is highly likely your unit will require you to describe how you used the tool or provide the prompts and results within the text or an appendix.
For assistance see Acknowledging generative AI in your assessments (page 4: Documenting prompts and outputs).
(Author, Year)
(OpenAI, 2023)
Author, A.A. (Year). Title (Version x.x) [Format/Description]. Publisher. https://xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Microsoft. (2025). Copilot (June 10 version) [Large language model]. https://copilot.microsoft.com/
Microsoft. (2025). Copilot (May 29 version) [Text-to-image model]. https://copilot.microsoft.com/
OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT (November 22 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat
Stability AI. (2023). Stable diffusion (Version XL 1.0) [Text-to-image model]. https://stablediffusionweb.com/
If an individual or group has proprietary rights to a program, use their name as the author, but otherwise create the reference as if it had no author. For more information see the button below.
The date is the year of the version you used.
The version information may differ with different models - use the one suitable for the tool you used.
If the version information is just a release date, omit the year (as it is already included in the 'when' component).
To find the version information, search the name of the tool with the terms 'version' or 'release notes'.
Omit the publisher if it is the same as the author.
For more information and examples of how to include the text and prompts you used, see the APA Blog.