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University of Technology Sydney AI acknowledgement
UTS separates acknowledging AI (when it helped you do the work, e.g. editing) from referencing it (when you quote or paraphrase it as a source). The library offers a one-line acknowledgement template and recommends an appendix showing prompts and outputs; subject staff set the final rules.
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University of Technology Sydney's own wording
"I acknowledge the use of [name of generative AI tool] to [specific use]. The output was modified by [how you modified it] and I checked the accuracy of any information, data or sources generated by [how you checked it]."
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The rules at a glance
- When you need one
- Acknowledge when GenAI tools helped complete the assignment (e.g. editing); reference when AI output is used as a source (quoted or paraphrased). Check with your tutor that AI use is acceptable first.
- Where it goes
- Acknowledgement in the assignment, with a recommended appendix showing evidence of use (prompts and outputs).
- Prompts and outputs
- Recommended: include an appendix with prompts and the tool's output as evidence of use.
- Referencing
- Yes when used as a source. APA 7 (section 6.08): Company. (Year). Name/Title (Version) [Type]. URL, e.g. Microsoft (2025). Copilot (February 10 version) [Large language model]. https://copilot.microsoft.com. AGLC4: written correspondence rule 7.12, e.g. footnote 'Output from ChatGPT, OpenAI to John Smith, 23 February 2023', listed under Other in the bibliography. AI images get a figure label, title, in-text citation and reference entry.
- Must include
- name of the AI tool
- specific use
- how the output was modified
- how you checked the accuracy of information, data or sources
- Also note
- Do not assume AI use is permitted unless teaching staff specify it
- Unacknowledged AI-produced content is academic misconduct
- Generate verbatim material for assessment only when instructed that it is appropriate
- Assignments may be analysed for AI-generated text
- Tutor or subject coordinator advice overrides the library template
Sources
- https://studyguides.lib.uts.edu.au/genai/referencing
- https://educationexpress.uts.edu.au/collections/artificial-intelligence-in-learning-and-teaching/resources/developing-guidelines-for-generative-ai-in-your-subject/
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