Referencing Artificial Intelligence
Guidelines
- Ask your learning facilitator if you are permitted to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in your assessment.
- If your learning facilitator or assessment brief asks you to include prompts and responses (text, images, code, etc) from generative artificial intelligence, this should be added as an appendix and noted as part of the in-text citation (see examples below).
- It's important to keep a clear record of how you have used AI. This protects your academic honesty and helps you explain your process if asked. Refer to Documenting AI for more information.
- For further information on using Artificial Intelligence tools, refer to our AI Guide and the Academic Integrity Policy.
In-text Citation
(Author, Year; Appendix Number for full transcript)
Reference List
Author. (year). Title of model/tool (Version number) [Descriptor]. URL.
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In-text citation (no appendix)
In-text citation (with appendix)
(Adobe, 2025; see Appendix B for image)
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Pictory Corp. (2023). Pictory [Large language model]. https://pictory.ai.com
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com
Adobe. (2025). Adobe Express [Image generation model]. https://new.express.adobe.com/?category=generative-ai |
Images from Generative AI
Guidelines
- Ask your learning facilitator if you are permitted to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in your assessment.
-There is currently no official standard for citing images generated by artificial intelligence in APA 7. If you wish to include an AI generated image in your assessment, it is advised that a caption is included for the image. You can also include a transcript for the prompt in an appendix (optional unless required by assessment brief or your learning facilitator).
Caption Requirements
- The word Fig. and a number (from 1, in numerical order), both in bold font at the top.
- A title or brief description of the figure in italics. Include an in-text citation with author, year, and page number.
- A note should be included to identify the type of AI tool that has been used to create the image, and refer to the appendix number if you have included the transcript of the prompt.
In-text Citation
Fig. X
Image Title
Note. Image was created using [Name of AI Tool], see Appendix X for full transcript.
Reference List
Author. (year). Title of model/tool (Version number) [Descriptor]. URL.
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Fig. 2 Fairytale Castle Office Design
Note. Image was created using Adobe Express, see Appendix A for full transcript. |
Image generated by Adobe Express Adobe. (2025). Adobe Express [Image generation model]. https://new.express.adobe.com/?category=generative-ai |
