AI & AEO

AI Overviews

Quick Definition

AI Overviews (formerly Search Generative Experience or SGE) are AI-generated answers that appear at the top of Google search results for many queries.

In context

AI Overviews pull from authoritative ranked pages and synthesize an answer with source citations. Being cited as a source in AI Overviews drives meaningful traffic. Optimization tactics: clear factual answers, FAQ schema, comprehensive coverage of related questions.

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Related terms

Generative Search

Generative search uses large language models to compose answers from multiple sources rather than simply linking to ranking pages.

AI Citation

An AI citation is when an AI search engine references your content as a source in its generated answer.

Knowledge Panel for AI

Knowledge Panels (Google's right-side entity boxes) feed directly into AI Overviews and ChatGPT Search citations.

Voice Search

Voice search is the use of spoken queries to search engines via Siri, Google Assistant, Alexa, and modern voice-enabled AI assistants like ChatGPT Voice and Perplexity Voice.

Search Generative Experience (SGE → AI Overviews)

SGE was Google's experimental name (2023–2024) for the AI-generated answer module above organic search results; it graduated to production as Google AI Overviews in mid-2024.

LLM (Large Language Model)

An LLM is a deep-learning model trained on vast text data, capable of generating human-like language. Examples: GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, Llama.

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