How To Cite ChatGPT: APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard

Writing an essay? Need to cite ChatGPT?

This is the place to be in. Over here, we’re teaching you just that.

We’ll go over a few reference styles:

• APA
• MLA
• Chicago
• Harvard

Citing ChatGPT as a source is 100% free and easy.

Relevant read: How to write an essay with ChatGPT

Let’s learn how to cite ChatGPT and other AI first.

How to cite ChatGPT as a reference

To cite ChatGPT as a reference: List “OpenAI” as the author, include the date of accessing, write “Conversation with ChatGPT” as the title, and insert a URL to ChatGPT.

• You can simply include “chat.openai.com” as the URL.
• Only you can access the conversation.
• However, you can learn how to share the ChatGPT conversation
• Then, you can insert the specific URL as a reference.

Let’s go to the different formats to cite ChatGPT.

1. APA

1. Author: List “OpenAI” as the author.
2. Date: Include the date you accessed the chat.
3. Title: Use “Conversation with ChatGPT” as the title.
4. URL: If applicable, use the URL of the chat interface.

Format: OpenAI. (Year, Month Day). Conversation with ChatGPT. URL

Example: OpenAI. (2023, October 22). Conversation with ChatGPT. chat.openai.com

2. MLA

1. Author: Write “OpenAI” as the author.
2. Title: Say “Conversation with ChatGPT.”
3. Date: Use the date you talked to ChatGPT.
4. Medium: State “Web.”

Format: OpenAI. “Conversation with ChatGPT”. Web, Day Month Year. URL

Example: OpenAI. “Conversation with ChatGPT.” Web, 22 October 2023.

3. Chicago

1. Author: Use “OpenAI” as the author.
2. Title: Go with “Conversation with ChatGPT.”
3. Date: Note down the date you accessed the chat.
4. URL: Include the URL if available.

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Format: OpenAI. Year. “Conversation with ChatGPT.” Accessed Month Day. URL.

Example: OpenAI. 2023. “Conversation with ChatGPT”. Accessed October 22. chat.openai.com

4. Harvard

1. Author: State “OpenAI” as the author.
2. Year: Use the year you accessed the chat.
3. Title: Opt for “Conversation with ChatGPT.”
4. URL: Insert the URL if applicable.
5. Date Accessed: Include the full date you accessed the chat.

Format: OpenAI (Year) ‘Conversation with ChatGPT’, Available at: URL (Accessed: Day Month Year).

Example: OpenAI (2023) ‘Conversation with ChatGPT’, Available at: chat.openai.com (Accessed: 22 October 2023).

Conclusion

These are the 4 main ways to reference ChatGPT in your documents.

• Make sure you reference in the correct style.
• Double-check your requirements before starting!

If you do that and follow this guide, your ChatGPT references will be perfect.

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Thank you for reading this,

Ch David and Daniel