Harvard Templates

Generative AI

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The use of generative AI within assignments must comply with RGU guidance. It is your responsibility to check your assignment brief and ensure that the use of AI tools is permitted within an assignment.

Any use of AI tools, including idea and content generation or helping you to plan or develop an assignment, must be acknowledged as a source. Instructions are given below on how to reference the legitimate use of AI within assignments.

Given how fast the AI landscape is changing, these instructions may be subject to change in the coming months.

Depending on the AI used, you may or may not be able to generate a shareable link to the AI output. If you can generate a shareable link then we recommend that you do so. As of June 2023, the free version of ChatGPT allows for sharable links.

Text Based AI

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Template

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Name of AI (Year of communication) Query submitted to AI. AI name response to Reciever of communication. Available at: URL (Accessed: date).

Example

Citation
Paraphrasing / Summarising

(Open AI ChatGPT, 2023)

An Open AI ChatGPT (2023) response suggests that .....

Quoting

"..." (Open AI ChatGPT, 2023)

According to Open AI ChatGPT (2023) "....."

Reference List

Open AI ChatGPT (2023) How can AI help radiographers assess mammograms? ChatGPT response to Janice Rand. Available at: https://chat.openai.com/share/94b5f581-dd73-41f5-8f22-f90b7bd08cbf (Accessed: 02 August 2023).

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Name of AI (Year of communication) Medium of communication response to Reciever of communication, Day/Month of communication.

Example

Citation
Paraphrasing / Summarising

(Google Bard, 2023)

A Google Bard (2023) response suggests that ...

Quoting

"..." (Google Bard, 2023)

According to Google Bard (2023) "..."

Reference List

Google Bard (2023) Bard response to Amanda Grayson, 14 June.

AI Images

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Name of AI (Year of artwork creation) Descripton of artwork [Digital art]. Created for Reciever of artwork, Day/Month of communication.

Example

Citation

(Open AI Dall-e, 2023)

An Open AI Dall-e (2023) image shows that ...

Reference List

Open AI Dall-E (2023) Infinite pile of books [Digital art]. Created for Malcolm Reed, 14 June.

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Name of AI (Year of artwork creation) Title of artwork [online]. Available at: URL (Accessed: date).

Example

Citation

(Shutterstock AI, 2023)

A Shutterstock AI (2023) image shows that ...

Reference List

Shutterstock AI (2023) A magical library filled with hard covered red books, blue books, green books [online]. Available at: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-generated/magical-library-filled-hard-covered-red-2273998849 (Accessed: 14 June 2023).