Citing AI Tools

This library guide compares current MLA, APA, Chicago, ACS, and IEEE guidance on citing AI-generated content and lists exactly what to record when you use a model: its name and version, the timestamp, your query, and the response, so the work can be reproduced later. You will be able to preserve and cite an AI exchange properly, using tools such as Perma.cc or the Wayback Machine, rather than losing the record the moment the chat window closes.

Task

Writing

Time

10 min

Level

beginner

Cost

Free — Nothing to pay. A free account at most.

Tools

ChatGPT, Gemini

Published

2026-02

Voice

MIT Libraries — The most useful single answer to the recurring question of how to cite AI use — in student work and in scholarship — tracked against evolving style guidance.