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While the 7th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association does not currently reference AI or LLMs, the APA Style Team has produced recommendations on how to cite AI-generated content through a blog post on the Official APA Style Blog. Until a new edition of their style guide is published, the APA Style Team recommends that authors should cite AI models as they would software, which can be found in Section 10.10 of the Publication Manual (American Psychological Association, 2020, Chapter 10).
Reference: Author. (Year). Model Name (Month/Day version) [Large language model]. URL
Parenthetical Citation: (Author, Year)
Narrative Citation: Author (Year)
When prompted with "Is the left brain right brain divide real or a metaphor?" the ChatGPT-generated text indicated that people can be characterized as 'left-brained' or 'right-brained' is considered to be an oversimplification and a popular myth" (OpenAI, 2023).
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat
When given a follow-up prompt of "What is a more accurate representation?" the ChatGPT-generated text indicated that "different brain regions work together to support various cognitive processes" and "the functional specialization of different regions can change in response to experience and environmental factors" (OpenAI, 2023; see Appendix A for the full transcript).
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat