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MLA examples of citing AI
Example 1: Paraphrasing Text
Passage in Source
In the book desert solitaire by Edward Abbey, how does he describe the desert?
In Desert Solitaire, Edward Abbey describes the desert with a deep sense of reverence, fascination, and respect. He portrays the desert not as a barren wasteland, but as a vibrant, complex ecosystem, full of life and beauty. Abbey often emphasizes the harshness and isolation of the desert, noting how it challenges both the body and the spirit. He speaks of its stillness and silence, which can evoke both peace and existential contemplation.
Abbey also contrasts the desert’s starkness with its unexpected richness, highlighting the resilience of the plants, animals, and people who inhabit it. For him, the desert is a place of profound beauty, mystery, and spiritual significance. His descriptions are poetic and rich in sensory detail, capturing the shifting colors of the landscape, the heat of the sun, and the wide open spaces that seem to stretch endlessly.
He describes the desert poetically with lots of detail and color (“Describe the desert”), arguably color is the most important element.
“Describe the desert in the book Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey” prompt. ChatGPT, 9 Mar. version,OpenAI,17 Mar. 2025, chat.openai.com/chat.
When asked to describe how the desert was portrayed in Desert Solitaire ChatGPT it provided common sources and “it could provide a list of scholarly sources in Desert Solitaire” (“In 200 words”).
Works-Cited-List Entry
“In 200 words, describe how the desert is described in Desert Solitaire” follow-up prompt to list sources. ChatGPT, 9 Mar.version, OpenAI,17 Mar. 2025, chat.openai.com/chat.
We do not recommend treating the AI tool as an author. This recommendation follows the policies developed by various publishers, including the MLA’s journal PMLA.
Describe what was generated by the AI tool. This may involve including information about the prompt in the Title of Source element if you have not done so in the text.
Use the Title of Container element to name the AI tool (e.g., ChatGPT).
Name the version of the AI tool as specifically as possible. For example, the examples in this post were developed using ChatGPT 3.5, which assigns a specific date to the version, so the Version element shows this version date.
Name the company that made the tool.
Give the date the content was generated.
Give the general URL for the tool.1
Example 1 from APA Guideline
When prompted with “Is the left brain right brain divide real or a metaphor?” the ChatGPT-generated text indicated that although the two brain hemispheres are somewhat specialized, “the notation that people can be characterized as ‘left-brained’ or ‘right-brained’ is considered to be an oversimplification and a popular myth” (OpenAI, 2023).
Reference
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat
Example 2 from APA Guideline
When given a follow-up prompt of “What is a more accurate representation?” the ChatGPT-generated text indicated that “different brain regions work together to support various cognitive processes” and “the functional specialization of different regions can change in response to experience and environmental factors” (OpenAI, 2023; see Appendix A for the full transcript).
Reference
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat
