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I pre-registered a test of whether my book launch changes AI citations. The answer is no detectable effect.

Since May I have asked answer engines with web search the same 16 questions about a new author, on a fixed three-day grid, and scored each answer by fixed rules from -3 to +3. On 8 October 2026 that author's first novel came out. For the first time there was evidence about him that third parties pu…

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  1. 2026-11-08 23:51 · DEV Community — AI
    I pre-registered a test of whether my book launch changes AI citations. The answer is no detectable effect.

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