How to cite a generative ai prompt

Bluebook (22d ed.) citation format, B18 / R18.3.

Bluebook (22d ed.) citation format for a generative ai prompt, governed by B18 / R18.3. Worked example, required elements, and the rules that apply.

Example

Luke Cronin, Google Gemini Advanced, “Who would make a better Supreme Court Justice: Beyoncé or Taylor Swift?” (Mar. 29, 2024) (on file with the Columbia Law Review).

Governing rules

B18 / R18.3

• 18 — the internet, electronic media & other nonprint resources.
• 18.3 — AI-generated content; outputs are archived, not linked.

Required elements

• On file with — R18.3: an AI output is unarchived, so it must name where it is on file.

Optional elements

• Person who ran the prompt
• Model
• Prompt
• Date

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