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AI · Emerging Search
Jun 24, 2026· 8 min read

AI Search Optimization (AIO)

The practice of optimizing content to be cited and surfaced by AI-powered search tools.

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Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)

Optimizing content to be cited in AI-generated search answers.

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Large Language Model (LLM)

An AI system trained on vast amounts of text data to understand and generate human language.

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AI Overview

Google's AI-generated summary that appears at the top of search results for certain queries.

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Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)

Structuring content to be directly extracted as answers by search engines and AI tools.

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E-E-A-T

Google's framework for evaluating content quality based on Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness.

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Prompt Engineering

The practice of designing effective inputs to get optimal outputs from AI systems.

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Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

An AI technique that combines a language model with external knowledge retrieval to produce more accurate answers.

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AI · Emerging Search
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Structured Data for AI

Formatting and marking up content so AI systems can easily parse, understand, and cite it.

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