How AI Search Tools Decide What to Cite (and What Your Site Can Do About It)
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AI answers feel instant, but behind every ChatGPT or AI Overview response there is a pipeline your website either survives or drops out of. Understanding the stages tells you exactly where pages get filtered — and what to fix. Stage 1: Retrieval. Before any text is generated, the system pulls a sho…
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- 2026-10-25 18:43 · DEV Community — AI
How AI Search Tools Decide What to Cite (and What Your Site Can Do About It)