Lesson 1272 of 1455
AI and How to Cite AI in Your Paper Without Looking Sus
MLA, APA, and Chicago all have official AI citation formats now. AI can help you nail them.
Builders · AI for Educators · ~4 min read
The big idea
AI can format AI citations correctly for any style, but you still need to disclose how you used AI per your teacher's policy.
Some examples
- Prompt: 'Show me how to cite ChatGPT in MLA, APA, and Chicago format.'
- Ask AI to draft a 1-line AI use disclosure for the bottom of your paper.
- Have AI explain when AI use needs citation vs just disclosure.
Try it!
Ask AI for the MLA citation for your last AI conversation. Save the format in your notes.
Key terms in this lesson
Practice this safely
Try this with a school, hobby, or family example where the stakes are low. Use the AI output as a draft you can question, not as the final answer.
- 1Ask AI to explain citation in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
- 2Give it one detail from "AI and How to Cite AI in Your Paper Without Looking Sus" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
- 3Check academic integrity against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.
End-of-lesson quiz
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