diff --git a/public/ai/placement/courseassist/classes/external/explain_text.php b/public/ai/placement/courseassist/classes/external/explain_text.php
index f2856ca82f1..36532fe9985 100644
--- a/public/ai/placement/courseassist/classes/external/explain_text.php
+++ b/public/ai/placement/courseassist/classes/external/explain_text.php
@@ -94,10 +94,11 @@ class explain_text extends external_api {
         // Send the action to the AI manager.
         $manager = \core\di::get(\core_ai\manager::class);
         $response = $manager->process_action($action);
+        $generatedcontent = $response->get_response_data()['generatedcontent'] ?? '';
         // Return the response.
         return [
             'success' => $response->get_success(),
-            'generatedcontent' => $response->get_response_data()['generatedcontent'] ?? '',
+            'generatedcontent' => \core_external\util::format_text($generatedcontent, FORMAT_PLAIN, $contextid)[0],
             'finishreason' => $response->get_response_data()['finishreason'] ?? '',
             'errorcode' => $response->get_errorcode(),
             'error' => $response->get_error(),
diff --git a/public/ai/placement/courseassist/classes/external/summarise_text.php b/public/ai/placement/courseassist/classes/external/summarise_text.php
index 0d6ca4b95e8..da1d82c6557 100644
--- a/public/ai/placement/courseassist/classes/external/summarise_text.php
+++ b/public/ai/placement/courseassist/classes/external/summarise_text.php
@@ -94,10 +94,11 @@ class summarise_text extends external_api {
         // Send the action to the AI manager.
         $manager = \core\di::get(\core_ai\manager::class);
         $response = $manager->process_action($action);
+        $generatedcontent = $response->get_response_data()['generatedcontent'] ?? '';
         // Return the response.
         return [
             'success' => $response->get_success(),
-            'generatedcontent' => $response->get_response_data()['generatedcontent'] ?? '',
+            'generatedcontent' => \core_external\util::format_text($generatedcontent, FORMAT_PLAIN, $contextid)[0],
             'finishreason' => $response->get_response_data()['finishreason'] ?? '',
             'errorcode' => $response->get_errorcode(),
             'error' => $response->get_error(),