AI search
AI Overviews
Google's AI-generated answer block that appears above traditional search results.
Definition
A Google SERP feature that synthesizes an answer from multiple sources, with citations. Appearance reduces click-through rate to traditional results below it. Inclusion depends on entity clarity, structured data, and content that is structurally extractable as an answer.
See also
More in AI search
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)
Optimizing content to be cited inside AI-generated answers.
llms.txt
A proposed file at site root that hints to AI crawlers what content to prioritize.
GPTBot
OpenAI's training crawler. Distinct from OAI-SearchBot.
OAI-SearchBot
OpenAI's search crawler. Indexes content for ChatGPT search-time grounding.
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