See this example properly formatted in the QUT Cite tool.
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).
The AMA Manual of Style has not released guidelines on citing and referencing generative AI. In the interim, use the method below. QUT cite|write will be updated when more information is forthcoming.
A source that cannot be accessed by the reader is considered unpublished, and is cited in the same way as a Personal Communication.
(Software name, response to user input, Month dd, year)
If you are including a copy of an AI-generated image, format according to the guidelines for Images. Your caption should include the in-text citation information, without a numbered reference.
…(Copilot, response to user input, February 22, 2023)…
Figure 2. Illustration of child with a prosthetic foot
<image>
Reproduced from Stable Diffusion, response to user input, March 1, 2023
Unpublished works should not be included in the reference list, as they cannot be traced.