Turabian & Chicago Citation Style

Before using generative AI in a course or research project, consult with your professor/instructor. 

If you are permitted to use generative AI and you reuse or paraphrase information from a generative AI program and/or use it to fine-tune your writing, you should acknowledge this fact.

Many citation styles are attempting to provide guidance as to whether and how ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence technologies should be cited. Just as these technologies are rapidly changing, you should anticipate that the citation guidance below may change. Be sure to check back regularly for any updates.

Click to read the full Chicago Manual of Style Recommendation for Citing AI-Generated Content. 

For most types of writing, you simply need to acknowledge the use of an AI tool. For example, you could simply state in your essay that "The following recipe for raspberry jam was generated by ChatGPT."

If you need to create a more formal citation, Chicago Manual of Style suggests that you provide a footnote or in-text citation. Here are the various ways a you could cite the tool: 

1. Footnote or Endnote: 
   1. Text generated by ChatGPT, OpenAI, August 23, 2024, https://chat.openai.com/chat.
2. Author/Date: 
   1. An in-text citation would be put in parentheses. This is an example (ChatGPT, August 23, 2024).
3. Do not put a Generative AI citation into your references section of your scholarship unless you have a publicly accessible URL for the content you created. Many AI tools look like they have a publicly accessible version, but others cannot access the same content unless they have your unique login information. 
   1. Google. Response to “How many copyeditors does it take to fix a book-length manuscript?” Gemini 1.0, February 10, 2024. https://g.co/gemini/share/cccc26abdc19.