Example: citation style Chicago
According to the Chicago Manual of Style (CMoS), inclusion in the list of references is only recommended if the prompt and response of the AI tool can be made accessible via an individual link. If this is not the case, the AI tool's response should be included either in a footnote or endnote or in the text.
A. Footnote citation
Footnote citation – example:
When asked whether the EU health statistics allow conclusions to be drawn about a possible link between sugar and fat intake and body weight, ChatGPT responds in the affirmative, stating that there is a substantial link that has been proven by numerous studies. In addition, the language model points out that general dietary patterns and lifestyle factors must also be taken into account in order to understand and combat the obesity epidemic.³ --------------------- ³ Answer by ChatGPT to the prompt „Regarding EU health statistics and related research on dietary behavior, is there any evidence that sugar and fat intakes are related to body weight?”, OpenAI, March 7th, 2024.Reference – example:
ChatGPT, answer to the prompt „Regarding EU health statistics and related research on dietary behavior, is there any evidence that sugar and fat intakes are related to body weight?” OpenAI, March 7th, 2024. https://chat.openai.com/share/5ea85ee7-06a9-4760-ab5c-65ee3e8f54aaB. In-text citation
In-text citation – example:
When asked whether the EU health statistics allow conclusions to be drawn about a possible link between sugar and fat intake and body weight, ChatGPT responds in the affirmative, stating that there is a substantial link that has been proven by numerous studies. In addition, the language model points out that general dietary patterns and lifestyle factors must also be taken into account in order to understand and combat the obesity epidemic (ChatGPT, March 7th, 2024).Reference – example:
ChatGPT. 2024. Answer to the prompt „Regarding EU health statistics and related research on dietary behavior, is there any evidence that sugar and fat intakes are related to body weight?” OpenAI, March 7th https://chat.openai.com/share/5ea85ee7-06a9-4760-ab5c-65ee3e8f54aaModifications to the AI-generated text must be indicated in the same way as modifications to verbatim quotations.