{"id":19003,"date":"2026-01-19T15:29:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T20:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/?page_id=19003"},"modified":"2026-01-26T15:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T20:52:11","slug":"citing-generative-ai","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/research-tools-collections\/guides\/citing-sources\/citing-generative-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Citing Generative AI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The following links will take you to sites created by citation style centers, organizations, and academic libraries that lay out how to cite generative AI in different styles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need further assistance, reach out to the librarians via email at <a href=\"mailto:askalibrarian@clarkson.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">askalibrarian@clarkson.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-1fe303b5-2dbb-4cde-9910-53ae10a631c2 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" 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style=\"color:inherit\">Citing AI<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MLA Style\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/style.mla.org\/citing-generative-ai-updated-revised\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How do I cite generative AI in MLA style?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/style.mla.org\/describing-ai-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beyond Citation: Describing AI Use in Your Work<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>APA Style\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apastyle.apa.org\/blog\/cite-generative-ai-references\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Citing generative AI in APA Style: Part 1\u2014Reference formats<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chicago Manual of Style\n<ul 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