MLA

Works Cited

According to the online MLA Guide, when creating a Works Cited entry for something generated by AI, you should use the following format

[“A quoted description of your prompt” prompt.] [The name of the AI service in italics,] [the name of the version, including the date if available,] [The name of the company.] [the date of the prompt,] [ [a link to the conversation if possible and if not, the tool.]

This would then look something like this:

“Describe the role of women in 1984” prompt. ChatGPT, GPT-5. OpenAI, 29 Aug. 2025, chat.openai.com/chat.

Notice that you are not asked to list an author. This is because AI does not meet Cambridge’s requirements for authorship.

In-Text Citation

In place of the usual author surname and page number you would use for an MLA in-text citation, if you’re quoting or paraphrasing AI, you will simply use the text of your prompt in the parenthetical citation, as shown below:

Resistance is seen in Julia especially, “who outwardly appears to conform to the Party’s expectations—participating in Youth League activities and presenting a seemingly loyal façade—but privately rebels through her sexual relationships and small acts of subversion" (“describe the role of women in 1984”).

Further Information

For more information, please consult the MLA’s official page on this topic by clicking here.