Please read the following before you use or you would acknowledge the use of any kind of GenAI tool for your assignments or research deliverables:
1. Familiarize yourself with the university's AI policy to ensure compliance with any guidelines or restrictions.
2. If you are using any kind of GenAI tool for research purposes, it is advisable to check with the publisher about their AI policy to ensure proper usage of AI. Here is one of the resources to check with Policies on AI Usage in Scholarly Publishing: Grant Applications, Manuscript Submission, Peer Review (The University of Victoria Libraries, 2023). For your reference only.
3. If you are using any kind of GenAI tool for course assignment purposes, you should consult your course teacher or supervisor to seek guidance and approval regarding the use of GenAI tools in completing your assignments.
4. Be aware of certain plagiarism detection systems, such as Turnitin. For detailed information on Turnitin's AI writing detection process, please refer to the HKU resources of AI Writing Detection (NEW!) - Turnitin - LibGuides at University of Hong Kong or Turnitin - The Plagiarism Checker for AI writing » Information Technology Services (hku.hk).
Reminder
When GenAI tools are used in learning and research contexts, the usage should be acknowledged and documented appropriately. This guide gives some examples below from recommendations in some citation styles for your reference, for citing AI-generated content.
APA style
| In-text Citation | Example |
| (Company, Year) | When prompted with “Is the left brain right brain divide real or a metaphor?” the ChatGPT-generated text indicated that although the two brain hemispheres are somewhat specialized, “the notation that people can be characterized as ‘left-brained’ or ‘right-brained’ is considered to be an oversimplification and a popular myth” (OpenAI, 2023). |
| Reference | Example |
| Company (Year).AI Name(version) [Descriptor]. URL. | OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. URL |
How to cite ChatGPT (apa.org) - APA Style Blog (Nov, 2023)
Chicago style
| In-text Citation | Example |
| (AI name, Date) | …(ChatGPT, Nov 3, 2023). |
| Reference | Example |
| AI name, response to “Prompt used,” Company, Date. URL (URL is optional). | ChatGPT, response to “Explain how to make pizza dough from common household ingredients,” OpenAI, March 7, 2023. (URL) |
Citation, Documentation of Sources (chicagomanualofstyle.org) (Nov, 2023)
MLA style
| In-text Citation | Example |
| …(“The first three words of the prompt used”). | While the green light in The Great Gatsby might be said to chiefly symbolize four main things: optimism, the unattainability of the American dream, greed, and covetousness (“Describe the symbolism”), arguably the most important. |
| Reference | Example |
| “Prompt used” prompt. AI Name, Version, Company, Date, URL. | “Describe the symbolism of the green light in the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald” prompt. ChatGPT, 13 Feb. version, OpenAI, 8 Mar. 2023, URL |
How do I cite generative AI in MLA style? | MLA Style Center (Nov, 2023)
Harvard style
| In-text Citation | Example |
| (Company, Year) | When prompted by the author, ChatGPT responded with a ‘definition of academic integrity’ (OpenAI, 2023). A copy of this response is in Appendix 1. |
| Reference | Example |
| Company (Year).AI name. [Descriptor]. Available URL [Accessed date] |
OpenAI (2023).ChatGPT. [Large language model]. URL [Accessed 1 November 2023]. |
Generative AI - Harvard Style Guide - LibGuides at UCD Library (Nov, 2023)
AI Writing Detection
There is a library guide about AI Writing Detection. View more information at https://libguides.lib.hku.hk/turnitin/aiwritingdetection