AI Acknowledgement

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Queensland University of Technology AI acknowledgement

QUT Library says you must first check that generative AI is allowed in your assessment; if it is, you must acknowledge it, which usually means describing how you used the tool, citing it, and/or giving your prompts and outputs in the text or an appendix. Citations alone are not enough because they don't explain how AI was used.

Checked against Queensland University of Technology's own pages on 9 October 2026 · See the full rules

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Did you use AI?

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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 entered into ChatGPT on [date] include: [your prompts].

Queensland University of Technology's own wording

"I acknowledge the use of insert AI system(s)/tool(s) [add link] to add how the AI was used. The prompts entered into AI system(s)/tool(s) on date include: list the prompts."

Quoted from Queensland University of Technology's guidance. The generator below fills this format in for you.

The rules at a glance

When you need one
Whenever generative AI use is permitted and used in an assessment, including when it was used only to develop ideas and concepts and no AI-generated content appears in the work.
Where it goes
In the text and/or an appendix, footnote, reference list or bibliography depending on referencing style; if unsure where, check with the unit coordinator. An appendix must be referred to at least once in the text, e.g. (OpenAI, 2023; see Appendix A ...). For research outputs, the Methods or Acknowledgements section, consistent with publisher policies.
Prompts and outputs
You may be asked for the full transcript in an appendix, via screenshots, copy-pasted prompts and responses, or exported responses (include the prompts too). A stable shareable link (e.g. ChatGPT 'public link to chat') can be given instead of the full transcript.
Referencing
Follow QUT cite|write for APA 7th, Harvard, AGLC4 and Vancouver. APA tool: "OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com"; in-text (OpenAI, 2023). APA chat: "Perplexity AI. (2025, May 20). High school grammar topics [Generative AI chat]. Perplexity. <chat URL>". Harvard: "OpenAI. Response to \"Prompt.\" ChatGPT-4, November 30, 2024. <URL>"; in-text (OpenAI 2022). AGLC4 (treated as written correspondence): footnote "Output from ChatGPT, Open AI to John Smith, 23 February 2023 ('Output from ChatGPT')." Vancouver: in-text (ChatGPT, response to user input, February 22, 2023), not in the reference list. AI images: caption note, e.g. "Note. Image generated using Microsoft Copilot, 2024 (https://copilot.microsoft.com/)"; not in the reference list.
Must include
  • description of the AI tool used (with link)
  • how the information was generated / how the AI was used
  • the prompts used
  • the date accessed
  • the response to each prompt (may be needed)
Also note
  • verify that you are allowed to use generative AI before using it in an assessment
  • check the Canvas unit site or unit coordinator for task-specific instructions, which may differ from the library examples
  • evaluate AI output, which is not always accurate or reliable

Sources

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