Can I use generative AI in my assignment?
Always check with your instructor first! Before starting your assignment, confirm with your instructor that you are permitted to use generative AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT. Unauthorized use of generative software may constitute an academic integrity offence.
Do I need to cite content generated by artificial intelligence?
Remember to include a citation whenever you incorporate content generated by AI in your assignment. For example, if you paraphrased or quoted text generated by ChatGPT, cite the source in text and in your references list. Neglecting to cite this material may constitute an academic integrity offence. Since your reader can't access the exact AI-generated text, you may also consider including a copy of the text as an appendix, or as part of supplemental materials.
What if I use AI to translate material, come up with ideas, or draft an outline for my assignment?
As part of using artificial intelligence responsibly and ethically, it is important to be transparent and acknowledge how you have used AI in your work. If you used AI tools at any point in creating your assignment, include a statement in your work indicating which AI tools you used and how you used them. Neglecting to include this statement may constitute an academic integrity offence. For more information on citing AI-generated translations, see the library's recommendations for Citing Translations.
Are there risks to using AI content as a source?
Be aware that there is a possibility that the content AI generates is biased, outdated, or false. Always evaluate the information generated by AI tools. Students are responsible for the accuracy, factuality, and truthfulness of artificial intelligence content used to assist with, and in, assessments.
More information
When citing AI-generated text, remember to include both in-text and works cited list citations. For more information, see MLA Style Center's How do I cite generative AI in MLA style?
| Works Cited List Citation |
"Text of prompt" prompt. Name of AI Tool, version number if known, Name of company that made the tool, Day Month Year content was generated, General URL of Tool.
"What is generative AI? Explain it like I'm 5" prompt. Copilot, Microsoft, 19 June 2024, copilot.microsoft.com. |
| In-Text Citation |
("Shortened text of prompt")
Example ("What is generative AI?") |
If you used an AI to translate a source, see the library's recommendations for Citing Translations.
For more information, see MLA Style Center's How do I cite generative AI in MLA style?
| Reproducing the image in your work |
If you are inserting the AI-generated image in your coursework, follow the format below.
Fig. 3. "Toronto skyline in the summer; retro style illustration" prompt, Adobe Firefly, Adobe, 11 June 2024, firefly.adobe.com. |
| Works Cited List Citation |
Remember to include the full citation in your Works Cited List if you are also referring to the image in your text. "Text of prompt" prompt. Name of AI Tool, version number if known, Name of company that made the tool, Day Month Year content was generated, URL of Tool.
"Toronto skyline in the summer; retro style illustration" prompt. Adobe Firefly, OpenAI, Adobe, 11 June 2024, firefly.adobe.com. |
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