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An AI citation is a source reference that an AI search system attaches to a generated answer, crediting the web page whose content supported the response.
AI Overviews are generated answer summaries at the top of Google results that cite source pages, reshaping visibility and clicks in AI search and SEO.
AI search is a way of answering queries in which a language model retrieves sources and writes a synthesized answer instead of only listing links.
Answer engine optimization is the SEO practice of structuring content so AI assistants and search features select it as a direct, attributed answer.
GEO, or generative engine optimization, is the practice of making content retrievable, quotable and cited in answers produced by AI search engines.
Google AI Mode is a conversational search experience that answers complex queries with a generated response built from many parallel web searches.