GEO, AEO, and AI search

Query fan-out

Also known as: query expansion

Breaking a user's question into additional searches that help an AI system gather information.

A practical example

A laptop question triggers searches for performance, price, and battery life.

What should I know?

Supporting queries are not identical to the user's question.

GEO, AEO, and AI search in practice

In AI answers, distinguish a name mention, an actual recommendation, and a source link. Compare the same questions, models, and markets. A single conversation can vary and does not represent all possible answers.

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Related terms

AI ModeGoogle's search mode for asking questions and exploring topics through interactive AI answers.GroundingConnecting generated output to supplied or retrieved information.QueryText or another signal a user uses to describe a need to a search or answer system.

Documentation and further reading

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