Citations
Providing sources to verify AI-generated content.
What
A pattern that allows AI to reference its sources by providing inline citations, enabling users to verify and explore original content.
How
Place citations within the AI-generated text and provide clickable links to the relevant sources, ensuring users can trace information back to its origin.
When
Ideal for AI systems that aggregate content from multiple sources, such as research, summaries, or complex queries, to ensure transparency.
Practical Tips
Enable Interactivity
Make citations clickable to allow users to directly access the original source.
Use Filters
Allow users to specify the type of sources or content referenced.
Clarify Relevance
Ensure citations clearly show how they relate to the generated content.
Scite
Scite's "Citation" pattern links generated content to original sources, ensuring transparency, reliability, and support for academic integrity and research quality.
Gemini
Gemini's "Citation" pattern embeds source links in key statements, ensuring traceable, verifiable, and reliable content, enhancing trust and credibility.
Elicit
Elicit's "Citation" pattern links credible academic sources, providing summaries with bibliographic details to ensure transparency and support research-oriented tasks.
