Not exactly. Some rely on existing indexes, others use their own retrieval systems or datasets. The key point is that crawling is not the bottleneck. Interpretation is. Even if your content is accessible, it still needs to be clear enough to be selected.
It still matters a lot. If your site is broken or hard to access, nothing works. But technical SEO alone is no longer enough. You need both accessibility and clarity. One without the other will not get you visibility in AI systems.
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Do AI tools actually crawl websites like Google does?
Not exactly. Some rely on existing indexes, others use their own retrieval systems or datasets. The key point is that crawling is not the bottleneck. Interpretation is. Even if your content is accessible, it still needs to be clear enough to be selected.
So technical SEO matters less now?
It still matters a lot. If your site is broken or hard to access, nothing works. But technical SEO alone is no longer enough. You need both accessibility and clarity. One without the other will not get you visibility in AI systems.