How to cite Azure OpenAI Service in an academic research paper properly?

Question

I used Azure OpenAI models to improve the language in my research paper and would like to acknowledge and cite them. Is there a recommended way to do this, or should I simply include the service name, model version, and link?

Answer 1

You should seek the citation recommendation from the body that governs your research.

This is an evolving area, and university institutions are already collating guidance on how to properly cite LLM's.

E.g. For ChatGPT;

Author. (Year of the Version). Title of the Tool (Version if applicable) [Tool description if applicable]. Source/URL

Example: OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat

Taking this suggested format for use with Azure OpenAI would result in something like this;

Azure AI Services (2023) OpenAI (gpt-35-turbo - version 0613) [Large language model]. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/openai