Copyright

Using AI to assist in your research can quickly become a slippery slope of copyright infringement. In order to avoid these situations, ask yourself the questions below about the information you are getting from AI, and if you can't answer them, the you probably shouldn't use it.

Is the AI output plagiarized?

• Where is it getting the information from? - Always try to figure out where the information is coming from.
• Are the sources correct? - Not just in terms of preventing hallucinations, but make sure to check that it is attributing the correct people and their work. 
• Is it directly copying someone else’s work? - This is very important, make sure that the output is not a virtual copy and paste of someone else's work.

Are you committing copyright Infringement?

• What information are you feeding the AI? - If the work is not yours, then you probably shouldn't share it with the AI.
• Are you uploading library articles and research into the AI? - If so, then you are committing infringement. The licensing of library databases does not permit the use of their materials with outside entities. If you need AI help with a database article or manuscript, ask your librarian. Most of the databases now have their own AI within their own closed environment that can help you. 

The following guidelines were developed based on the APA Journal's Publishing Policies, guidance from COPE: Committee on Publication Ethics, and the U.S. Copyright Office's Registration Guidance for Materials Generated by Artificial Intelligence. 

• Do not name AI as an author. If it was created by AI, then it's not copyrightable. Remember that works have to be human authored in order to receive copyright protections. 
• Use of AI should be disclosed in the methods section and cited. You should include:
  • How, when, and to what extent AI was used.
  • Which AI and the version that was used.
• It is your responsibility to verify the accuracy of any information cited in your work including any information and citations provided by an AI tool.
   

Citing AI Use in APA format (the below info is from APA and OWL Purdue):
•    Author: author of the model (for ChatGPT it’s OpenAI)
•    Date: The year of the version you used
•    Title: The name of the model (ChatGPT)
•    Version: Included after the title in parenthesis
•    Bracketed Text: used in references to help reader understand what is being cited

Examples: 
•    References: OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat
•    In-Text: (OpenAI, 2023)