
What is AI search optimization?
AI search optimization, also called AI SEO, is the work of making your website visible in search experiences powered by artificial intelligence: Google AI Overviews and AI Mode, ChatGPT search, Gemini, Copilot and Perplexity. It keeps the classic SEO foundation (indexing, speed, relevance and authority) and adds what AI engines need to quote you: clear answers, verifiable facts and structured data.
It sits between classic SEO and generative engine optimization. AI search optimization focuses on your own pages and the searches that already bring customers; GEO adds the work on mentions and third-party sources that assistants consult.









