Library: Referencing: AI & GenAI

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Referencing

Please always check with your teacher if you're permitted to use Generative AI tools like Microsoft Copilot when working on assessments.

If you do use an AI tool like Copilot or Chat GPT, you must reference ALL uses of this and record the prompt you've used.

In-text citation (paraphrased)	In-text citation (paraphrased)
When prompted with "how does the human eye work," Microsoft Copilot (2025) states that the human eye can be compared to a camera in the way it makes sense of visual information.	Microsoft Co-Pilot (2025, 6 June). Prompt: "How does the human eye work."

Remember, if you're editing your own work using a GenAI tool, you also need to reference this. For example:

OpenAI. (2025). Rewritten by Copilot (Jun 6 version). [Large language model]. https://copilot.microsoft.com/

With this in mind, you should not be using GenAI to write or re-write assessments, this is not allowed.

More can be found on the APA Style blog here.

AI Art

AI Art should not be used in assessments because you cannot provide attribution of where the image has come from. You can use Copilot to generate an image while studying, but you cannot copy and communicate the image (i.e. download the image and upload it into an assessment in MyLearning).

Click this link for alternative sources for images:

Images for Education.

Copyright

Content on this page © BKI, Melb Poly, GoTAFE & Chisholm Institute 29/5/2025, adapted under CC-BY-SA 4.0, unless stated otherwise.

Books and eBooks

Practical AI strategies

Co-intelligence : living and working with AI / Liberty

Teaching with AI : a practical guide to a new era of human learning

GenAI in Education

GenAI tools should be approached with caution. Consider the following issues:

Accuracy: GenAI is unable to distinguish fact from fiction – outputs may sound plausible but may not be true or accurate. Information should be verified using trustworthy external resources. It could also be out-of-date information, made up or hallucinated, or share fake news.
Bias: 
The bias of their creators
The biases present in data they were trained on
The biases of the user and their prompt
Copyright: Consider how copyright applies to GenAI responses. It is important for students to not upload any content to AI tools that is the intellectual property of their institution there under copyright. The only exception is our institute's subscription to Microsoft Copilot with the MS 365 suite. This GenAI tool has 'enterprise data protection' which means any uploads remain internal within our network.
Privacy: GenAI tools store information on any prompts or responses given. Do not input any private or confidential information including:

Names
Contact information (e.g. addresses)
ID numbers
Medical information
Financial information

GenAI Checklist:

Are you permitted to use this in a subject /assessment?
Have you verified the information with a trustworthy external source?
Are you using the appropriate GenAI tool for this task?
Are you missing an opportunity to learn an important skill by using an AI tool?
Have you critically evaluated any bias in the AI output?
Have you correctly attributed and referenced any AI outputs in your assignment using your institute’s referencing guide?

When you ask Generative AI tools like Copilot a question, you need to be clear and specific in your prompt. It can be useful to ask GenAI tools to provide:

Their sources of information (where they got the information from).
When the information was published (make sure you check if the information has changed since, especially if asking about current world events).
How you want the information provided to you - you can choose to have the content presented in a way which will suit your learning needs.

You can also clarify and change your original prompt if you need different or additional information.

Prompt example, "Give me a brief understanding in no more than 700 words about how the Australian hospitality industry accommodates dietary requirements into their processes. Give me sources of information that have been published within the last two years."

Remember, if you see a number at the end of the sentence in the response, this is a footnote showing you where the information has been sourced from. Make sure you check it! Consider using the CRAAP test to question and evaluate the information you've been given.

Microsoft Copilot

Copilot is included with Microsoft 365 for students. The Library can provide guidance on responsible use of Copilot and, we also have online sessions coming soon, which you'll be able to enroll yourself in if you want more information about the use of GenAI tools in education. You will also find the course 'AI for Students' on MyLearning.