AI Acknowledgement

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Southern Cross University AI acknowledgement

If your unit allows GenAI, SCU expects you to acknowledge it, typically with an acknowledgement statement plus an in-text citation and reference list entry. Unit-specific instructions override the general advice.

Checked against Southern Cross 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 to brainstorm ideas and check grammar and spelling on [date]. I rewrote anything I used in my own words. I checked the facts it gave me against the original sources.

Southern Cross University's own wording

"I acknowledge the use of <GenAI tool> to <purpose of using GenAI> on <date> I <actions taken>. The output was then <actions taken>. The link to my original work is <link here>, and the AI output is <link here>."

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

The rules at a glance

When you need one
Whenever a GenAI tool is used in an assessment where its use is permitted. Surface-level tools like Grammarly or Primo Research Assistant used only to locate sources generally do not need citing.
Where it goes
After the reference list, as an appendix, or within the text of the paper
Prompts and outputs
Depending on the assessment, you may need an appendix containing the full transcript of prompts and outputs; the guide also advises collecting evidence of how you used GenAI.
Referencing
Cite in text and add a reference list entry in your course's style (APA 7, Harvard, AGLC4 guides exist). APA: 'AI Company Name. (Year, month day). Title of chat [Generative AI chat]. Tool/Model. URL' for a specific chat, or 'OpenAI. (2025). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/' for a tool. In-text: (OpenAI, 2025). AI images: figure note 'Image generated using Copilot (Microsoft, 2025)'.
Must include
  • GenAI tool used
  • purpose of use
  • date used
  • actions you took
  • what was then done with the output
  • link to your original work
  • link to the AI output
Also note
  • Confirm GenAI is permitted in the unit and assessment before using it
  • Unit-specific acknowledgement/referencing instructions take precedence
  • Using GenAI where it is prohibited in writing, or without acknowledgement, may be an academic integrity breach
  • Fact-check outputs and references because GenAI can hallucinate
  • You may also need to describe GenAI use in your methodology

Sources

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