Your site can rank #1 on Google and still get zero AI citations. Here's why. AI Search runs on retrieval-augmented generation, pulling from indexed, well-structured content, not just backlinks.
Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT search, and Perplexity favor pages with clean schema, direct answers, and strong entity definitions. GEO and AEO aren't buzzwords; they're the technical layer stacked on top of traditional SEO.
If your content isn't parseable, it's invisible to the model.
Full technical breakdown here → AI Search: A Practical guide to GEO, AEO, and AI Overviews
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