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Student AI Guide: Introduction to AI

This guide serves as an information hub for artificial intelligence use in academics and careers. Students will find resources on starting their own research on artificial intelligence, as well as answers to questions they might have about using it.

Introduction to AI

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This section should introduce students to the concept of generative AI and the breakdown of topics: 

  • plagiarism/copyright/citation;
  • pitfalls of AI (media literacy, critical thinking, research issues)
  • ways to use AI; prompt engineering guide 
  • researching/careers in AI; necessary job skills
  • AI literacy quiz/game "test your knowledge"

 

 

Tips & Tricks for Using AI

Citing AI

Tips and Guidelines for Citing Generative AI in MLA style (MLA Style Guide)

  • Best practices for citing generative AI are the same as for other works: whenever you paraphrase, quote, or incorporate any content created by AI into your own work.
  • Using the AI tool as an author is not recommended. 
  • The version of the AI tool should be as specific as possible. 
  • You can use an outside tool like the Chrome Extension ShareGPT to generate a unique outside link to the chat conversation. 

MLA 9th Edition 

In Text Citation

"ChatGPT provided five ways in which Kurt Vonnegut's signature writing style and narrative structure are used in Slaughterhouse-Five to highlight the absurdity of human existence: nonlinear structure, Tralfamadorian philosophy, dark humor, antiwar message, and the characterization of Billy Pilgrim ("In bulleted form"). 

Works Cited 

"In bulleted form, describe how Kurt Vonnegut's unique narrative style and dark humor are used to highlight and dissect the absurdity of human existence in Slaughterhouse-Five" prompt. ChatGPT, 3 Aug.version, OpenAI, 27 Nov. 2023. https://chat.openai.com/c/2adf9ac2-3025-41e5-b1af-7c1dc235b996. 

Tips and Guidelines for Citing Generative AI in APA Style (APA Style Guide)

  • Unlike MLA Style, APA Style does not require the inclusion of the exact prompt used within the citation. 
  • OpenAI is the author, rather than ChatGPT (follow precedent for other generative AI apps). 
  • APA requires the definition of the generative AI tool to be included in brackets (see Reference example). 

APA 7th Edition 

In-Text Citation 

"ChatGPT provided five ways in which Kurt Vonnegut's signature writing style and narrative structure are used in Slaughterhouse-Five to highlight the absurdity of human existence: nonlinear structure, Tralfamadorian philosophy, dark humor, antiwar message, and the characterization of Billy Pilgrim (OpenAI, 2023). 

Reference 

OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Aug 3 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/c/2adf9ac2-3025-41e5-b1af-7c1dc235b996