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Usage: being more verbose in explaining up front what AI-retrieved means and how it relates to WP:V, adding an example of what AI-retrieved links look like in the form of a search for instances of "utm_source=chatgpt.com", replacing AI-generated->AI-retrieved to avoid confusion with {{AI-generated source?}}

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This {{Tlx|AI-retrieved source}} template will automatically place tagged articles into [[:Category: Wikipedia articles needing factual verification]].

==Usage==
Put the following after the reference—after and outside of the closing <nowiki></ref></nowiki> tag—to flag it as being retrieved using an AI, such as [[ChatGPT]], and request that someone ensures that the source supports the material in the passage so as to satisfy the [[WP:V|policy on verifiability]]:

'''{{Tlx|AI-retrieved source|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}'''

Please only add the {{Tlx|AI-retrieved source}} template if you have a good reason to believe that the source is AI-retrieved. For instance, ChatGPT (but not other large language models) will add [[UTM parameters]] to sources it generates indicating their provenance, as can be seen with [[Special:Search/insource:"utm_source=chatgpt.com"|this search]].

If you did attempt to verify the information, and failed, this template might not be the right one to use. AI models have a tendency to [[Hallucination (artificial intelligence)|hallucinate]] sources, and dubious content should be removed as a first resort. If multiple sources all fail verification, and the article is recent enough, consider tagging it for [[WP:G15|G15 speedy deletion]] instead.

If you did successfully verify the information, add {{Para|checked}} to the template, which will suppress the display and indicate to future editors that the source has been verified. If this would cause issues with the [[Wikipedia:template limit|template limit]], you can comment out the template instead.

If the information needs verification, but there isn't evidence of it having been generated by AI, use {{Tlx|Verify source}}.

=== Wikipedia usage of this template ===
To find all the articles that use this template, visit [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Whatlinkshere&target=Template%3AAI-retrieved_source What links here].

This [[Wikipedia:Template messages|template]] is a [[Wikipedia:Self-references to avoid|self-reference]], as it is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content, and it should not be [[Wikipedia:Substitution|substituted]].

If you want to help out, please visit [[:Category: Articles lacking sources]] for articles which {{em|lack}} sources altogether.

===Parameters===
* {{Para|date}} – you may append a date to the template in the following format:
*: <code>{{Tlx|Verify source|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</code>
* {{Para|reason}} – this parameter can be used to change the text displayed when hovering over the tag.
* {{Para|checked}} – this parameter can be set to any non-falsy value (see {{Tlx|yesno}} for details) to suppress the template's display and indicate that the source has been checked:
*: <code>{{Tlx|Verify source|checked{{=}}yes}}</code>
*: <code>{{Tlx|Verify source|checked{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</code>

==TemplateData==
{{TemplateData header}}
<templatedata>
{
"description": "Use this inline cleanup template to flag an AI-retrieved source and request that someone verify that it supports the associated material.",
"format": "inline",
"params": {
"date": {
"label": "Month and year",
"description": "The month and year that the template was placed (in full). \"{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}\" inserts the current month and year automatically.",
"type": "line",
"autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}",
"example": "January 2013",
"suggested": true
},
"reason": {
"label": "Reason",
"description": "Change the text which is displayed when hovering over the tag",
"type": "string"
},
"checked": {
"label": "Checked",
"description": "Suppresses the template display and indicate to future editors that the information has been checked",
"type": "string"
}
},
"paramOrder": [
"date",
"reason",
"checked"
]
}
</templatedata>

==See also==
* {{Tlx|Verify source}}
* {{Tlx|AI citations}}, a similar banner template
* {{Tlx|AI-generated source}}, to be used when the source itself contains AI-generated material

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