The Librarian: Can we prompt ChatGPT to generate reliable references? — from drphilippahardman.substack.com by Dr. Philippa Hardman

Lessons Learned

  • Always assume that ChatGPT is wrong until you prove otherwise.
  • Validate everything (and require your students to validate everything too).
  • Google Scholar is a great tool for validating ChatGPT outputs rapidly.
  • The prompt works better when you provide a subject area, e.g. visual anthropology, and then a sub-topic, e.g. film making.
  • Ignore ChatGPT’s links – validate by searching for titles & authors, not URLs.
  • Use intentional repetition, e.g. of Google Scholar, to focus ChatGPT’s attention.
  • Be aware: ChatGPT’s outputs end at 2021. You need to fill in the blanks since then.