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AI Search May Be Moving Toward Entity Understanding Rather Than Page Ranking

AI Search May Be Moving Toward Entity Understanding Rather Than Page Ranking

AI-driven search systems increasingly focus on entities, relationships and knowledge graphs rather than simply ranking web pages. One of the recurring discussi...

March 16, 2026 · AI & Search
SEO in the AI Era: Visibility May Depend More on Understanding Than Ranking

SEO in the AI Era: Visibility May Depend More on Understanding Than Ranking

As AI-driven search evolves, visibility online may depend less on ranking pages and more on whether models understand entities, services and intent. Over the p...

March 15, 2026 · AI & Search
xAI Rebuilding Parts of Its AI Team – What It Might Signal for AI-Driven Search

xAI Rebuilding Parts of Its AI Team – What It Might Signal for AI-Driven Search

Recent reports suggest xAI is restructuring parts of its AI organization while expanding engineering leadership. The move could signal broader shifts in how AI....

March 15, 2026 · AI & Search
Google AI Answers Often Cite The Same Sources

Google AI Answers Often Cite The Same Sources

Some early tests suggest Google AI answers may rely on a small set of recurring sources compared to traditional search results. An interesting pattern for SEO a...

March 11, 2026 · AI & Search
When Google AI Answers Tend To Cite Google Properties

When Google AI Answers Tend To Cite Google Properties

Some patterns suggest Google AI answers may cite Google properties more often for certain types of queries, particularly informational searches about Google too...

March 11, 2026 · AI & Search
Google AI Answers May Be Citing Google Itself More Often

Google AI Answers May Be Citing Google Itself More Often

A study suggests that a noticeable portion of sources cited in Google AI answers may link back to Google properties instead of external websites, raising new qu...

March 11, 2026 · AI & Search
Google’s John Mueller: llms.txt Not Used By Mainstream Search Engines Or AI Systems

Google’s John Mueller: llms.txt Not Used By Mainstream Search Engines Or AI Systems

Google’s John Mueller said that llms.txt files currently appear to function only as a random text file and are not used by mainstream search engines or AI...

March 10, 2026 · AI & Search
OpenAI Acquires Promptfoo: Early Signals For AI Safety And Search

OpenAI Acquires Promptfoo: Early Signals For AI Safety And Search

OpenAI has reportedly acquired Promptfoo, a tool used to test AI prompts and agents. Early signals suggest safety testing may become more central as AI systems....

March 10, 2026 · AI & Search
Are AI Overviews Reducing Organic Clicks?

Are AI Overviews Reducing Organic Clicks?

Some early reports suggest that when AI Overviews appear in Google search results, users may interact differently with the organic links below. Some SEOs have....

March 9, 2026 · AI & Search
Could AI Citations Become The New Backlinks?

Could AI Citations Become The New Backlinks?

Some websites appear repeatedly in AI-generated answers, leading some SEOs to compare these citations with the role backlinks played in traditional search. As....

March 9, 2026 · AI & Search
Are AI Overviews Changing How Users Click Search Results?

Are AI Overviews Changing How Users Click Search Results?

AI Overviews are appearing more often in Google results, and some SEOs are starting to observe changes in how users interact with the links below. AI Overviews...

March 9, 2026 · AI & Search
AI Overviews Are Changing How People Click Search Results

AI Overviews Are Changing How People Click Search Results

As AI Overviews appear more frequently in Google search results, some SEOs are starting to question how this might affect organic click behavior. As AI Overvie...

March 9, 2026 · AI & Search