AI Acknowledgement

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Charles Sturt University AI acknowledgement

At CSU you may only use generative AI in an assessment if the task explicitly allows it; if you do, you acknowledge it twice: an APA reference in the reference list plus a written declaration naming the tool, the prompts and how you used the output.

Checked against Charles Sturt University's own pages on 9 October 2026 · See the full rules

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Did you use AI?

Your university or journal

Which AI tools?

What did you use it for?

What did you do with what it gave you?

More details · prompts, date, versions
Your prompts and the AI's answers
I acknowledge the use of ChatGPT (https://chatgpt.com) to brainstorm ideas and check grammar and spelling. The prompts used include [your prompts]. I rewrote anything I used in my own words. I checked the facts it gave me against the original sources.

Charles Sturt University's own wording

"I acknowledge the use of [insert AI system(s) and link] to [specific use of generative artificial intelligence]. The prompts used include [list of prompts]. The output from these prompts was used to [explain use]."

Quoted from Charles Sturt University's guidance. The generator below fills this format in for you.

The rules at a glance

When you need one
Whenever generative AI is used in an assessment task that explicitly permits it.
Where it goes
Two parts: (1) an APA-style reference in the reference list; (2) a declaration after the reference list. The suggested declaration format is to go on the assessment cover page, not in the report itself.
Prompts and outputs
Prompts must be listed in the declaration; the worked example also pastes the original AI output alongside the final adapted text.
Referencing
APA reference via the CSU ART referencing tool: Author. (Year). AI generator (Month Day version) [Large language model]. URL
Must include
  • written acknowledgement that generative AI was used
  • which tool was used (e.g. ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity) and its link
  • explicit description of how the information was generated
  • prompts used
  • date the prompts were entered (shown in example)
  • how the output was used in your work
Also note
  • Do not use generative AI in an assessment unless the task explicitly allows it
  • AI use is optional even where permitted

Sources

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