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What SEO job can AI never do?

Google is suing SerpApi. Some are calling it the end of ChatGPT. What do you think happens next?

Be honest: would you use this button if it were on Google to disable AI Overviews and AI Mode?

LLMs.txt was supposed to be “robots.txt for AI.” But does it actually do anything? After analyzing 300,000 websites, we have a clear answer:

No.

Here’s what the data says:
seranking.com/blog/llms-tx...

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Lily Ray @lilyray.nyc • Mike Korenugin • Jonjo Rowlands • Barry Adams @polemicdigital.com • Andreea Ștefan • Barry Schwartz @rustybrick.com • Melissa Popp @melissapopp.com • Erin Sparks @erinsparks.com

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LLMs.txt was supposed to be “robots.txt for AI.” But does it actually do anything? After analyzing 300,000 websites, we have a clear answer:

No.

Here’s what the data says:
seranking.com/blog/llms-tx...

SEO Foresight 2026 Aligning multi-engine strategy, LLM search, entity SEO & social discovery

🔥 SEO Foresight is BACK! 🔥

2026 lineup:
Lily Ray @lilyray.nyc • Mike Korenugin • Jonjo Rowlands • Barry Adams @polemicdigital.com • Andreea Ștefan • Barry Schwartz @rustybrick.com • Melissa Popp @melissapopp.com • Erin Sparks @erinsparks.com

📅 9 December 2025
💸 Free
👉 Register now: bit.ly/48szloY

It’s not just about Google anymore. Get the full picture of your brand’s visibility with our AI Search Toolkit ✨

Track mentions, links, competitor presence, and performance trends across AI Overviews and ChatGPT—so you’re always one step ahead.

📍 Stop guessing, start tracking: cutt.ly/UrTH3jC5

⚡ Only one in five AI Overviews cite a recognized news source. Our research shows that 20.85% of AIOs include at least one mention of a major outlet—but nearly 80% of those mentions go to just the top 10 publishers.

📍 See the full research here: cutt.ly/OrmIsNhn

📍 Over 43% of AI Overviews link back to Google’s own search results, making Google the top-cited website in responses. Coincidence—or something more strategic? cutt.ly/prckMSBr

Hey, SEO people! We figured you might find it interesting to learn from experts who’ve been in the industry for quite a while—how they use AI to their advantage and make it actually work for them.

📍 Registration is free of charge, so join us on May 29: cutt.ly/prvZjinf

AI Overviews definitely have their favorite sources. Excluding Google’s own self-linking (which makes it the top source), the most frequently cited sites are YouTube, Reddit, Quora, Indeed, Wikipedia, and LinkedIn. Almost all of them are UGC platforms.

📌 Read our research here: cutt.ly/prckMSBr

⚡ Our AIO Rank Tracker is now available in Europe! ⚡

We support all countries where AIO is active — including Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, and more.

Use it to:
✅ See which keywords trigger AIOs
✅ Find out if your content is being featured
✅ Monitor changes over time

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⚡ How do AI Overviews differ across different states of the U.S.? We studied how Google’s AIOs behave across five U.S. states and found patterns that can help shape smarter SEO strategies.

📍 Check it out: cutt.ly/KrxdE21V

📍 AI Overviews are changing how people search—but are they helping or hurting your traffic? Here’s a quick way to find out using AI Overviews Tracker, Rank Tracker, and Google Search Console: cutt.ly/erhMmeHi

⚡ How do AI Overviews differ across different states of the U.S.? We studied how Google’s AIOs behave across five U.S. states and found patterns that can help shape smarter SEO strategies.

📍 Check it out: cutt.ly/KrxdE21V

👇 Your SEO workflow starts with the rank tracking tool you choose—so make sure it’s the right one. SE Ranking’s Rank Tracker is one of the most flexible and customizable options out there, with accuracy you can rely on: cutt.ly/drlUWLNN

⚡ Juggling multiple platforms made SEO management messy. Pistacchio Web turned to SE Ranking to centralize their workflows—and the result was a smoother, faster, and more reliable process for growing client visibility: cutt.ly/YrljYEkG

📍 AI Overviews are changing how people search—but are they helping or hurting your traffic? Here’s a quick way to find out using AI Overviews Tracker, Rank Tracker, and Google Search Console: cutt.ly/erhMmeHi

18 SE Ranking Use Cases to Nail Your Client Pitches Learn how to use SE Ranking tools to gather key insights that win clients over when pitching your agency services.

🧠 A great client pitch doesn’t start with fancy slides—it starts with insights. We’ve put together 18 practical use cases, complete with tool walkthroughs, to help you quickly gather the data you need to win clients over: cutt.ly/yrhVfv1p

New SEO Insighter podcast! Talked AI Overviews & the future of #SEO with Mike Korenugin of @seranking.bsky.social How are AIOs changing your strategy? Essential insights! Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV-v...

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ChatGPT and Perplexity: Twins in disguise?

These two AIs generate strikingly similar answers—and often pull from the same low-traffic sources. If you're optimizing content for one, chances are you're hitting both 😉

📍 Read more: cutt.ly/XrdNKR6d

Newer domains are getting their slice of the pie in AI search! 🚀 While Google AIOs prefer established websites—49.21% of their sources come from domains over 15 years old—Bing Copilot cites 18.85% from domains less than 5 years old.

📍 Explore the insights: cutt.ly/XrdNKR6d

⚡ Which AI search engine gives the best answers? We put ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews, and Bing Copilot to the test to find out.

📍 Check out the results in our latest research: cutt.ly/XrdNKR6d

DeepSeek, ChatGPT & Beyond: How Businesses Can Survive the AI-Driven SEO Disruption YouTube video by SE Ranking

📍 Missed the live session? No worries! You can still catch the replay here: www.youtube.com/live/79-lRte...

Last week, we hosted a talk on how AI is impacting search. Here are some takes:

✅ Google dominates, but AI-driven traffic converts better
✅ AIOs are changing CTR
✅ Quality content beats over-optimization
✅ Digital PR is key for smaller brands
✅ AI tools help you understand how search engines think

🚩 Which AI model gives the most accurate answers to YMYL queries?

Here’s how they rank by TextBlob’s subjectivity score (0 = factual, 1 = subjective).

Are you surprised that #DeepSeek has the highest subjectivity score among all AI models for political topics?

Full comparison: cutt.ly/wrybkDwJ

AI Search Has A Citation Problem We Compared Eight AI Search Engines. They’re All Bad at Citing News.

The study also raised concerns about AI search engines bypassing robots exclusion protocols and fabricating citations and links, further questioning their reliability.

Read the full research study here: www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...

[RESEARCH] AI search engines give inaccurate answer over 60% of times

Researchers at @columjournreview.bsky.social found that AI search engines provided incorrect responses for more than 60% of queries:

→ Perplexity: 37% error rate
→ Grok 3: 94% error rate

[TEST] Google is testing a “Get Tailored Recommendations” quiz that asks product-related questions and adjusts search results based on your answers.

Currently on mobile, it shows a personalized “Top Picks for You” carousel to help shoppers find relevant products faster.