AIHacker Noonabout 5 hours ago
AI Citations Show Visibility, Not Real Traffic
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AI citations prove an AI system selected a page, not that users clicked or converted. Citation counts measure retrieval visibility, not audience behavior, and synthetic prompt tests can inflate numbers. Publishers should compare cited pages against uncited ones and track engagement, not raw referral sessions.
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