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12 Interestana reports mention Matt Southern, newest first. Each is summarised from the original reporting and links back to its publisher.
Google has updated its guidance, instructing website owners to manually fact-check all AI-generated content prior to publication. This directive, communicated through Search Engine Journal and reported by Matt Southern, emphasizes that the review process must extend beyond the main body…
ChatGPT advertisements have become a significant presence within online video gaming conversations, with data indicating their appearance in 47% of such chats among users in the United States accessing content via desktop devices.
A controlled experiment designed to test how artificial intelligence models handle source citation has revealed that the order in which sources are presented has a less pronounced effect on citation credit allocation than raw data initially indicated.
Google's AI Mode is exhibiting notable discrepancies in product pricing and seller attribution when compared to the platform's traditional product carousel, according to recent data analysis. This divergence suggests that users interacting with AI-generated shopping suggestions may encounter different commercial…
OpenAI's ChatGPT has been officially designated as a "very large online search engine" by the European Union, a classification that triggers significant regulatory obligations under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA).
Google Gemini has introduced a feature allowing users to disable visible watermarks on AI-generated content, including images, videos, and music. This change provides creators with more control over the presentation of their AI-assisted outputs.
New data indicates that OpenAI's in-house search index serves all websites equally, regardless of whether they have licensed their content or not. This finding suggests that smaller websites and independent creators are not disadvantaged by OpenAI's indexing practices, a crucial…
ChatGPT demonstrates a notable variation in its tendency to cite external sources depending on the subject matter of user queries, according to a recent report. The analysis indicates that responses to travel-related questions exhibit the highest citation rates among all…
Google released a new AI & Economy report that details how Americans are integrating Gemini and AI Mode into their daily routines. The report, as highlighted by Search Engine Journal, offers insights into the types of conversations users are having…
AI-generated answers regarding business locations are frequently inaccurate, according to recent vendor tests. These inaccuracies include incorrect postcodes, claims that businesses are closed when they are operational, and the invention of services that are not offered.
AI visibility rankings are not as stable as previously assumed, with new research suggesting that fluctuations between measurement runs are primarily due to statistical noise rather than genuine shifts in performance.
Google implemented an update to its AI Mode that prioritizes recipe links at the top of search responses this week. This new feature displays direct links to recipes, accompanied by the creator's name, user ratings, and the count of ingredients…