Hi @DSmith994, this is a very interesting topic, thanks for starting the thread!
I was intrigued by your point: “I’ve noticed that some websites are consistently highlighted in AI-powered search results.”
Could you share a bit more about how you’ve noticed this? For example, is it based on your own observations, or have you seen this reported by multiple people?
I’m asking because it’s not clear to me whether there’s actually a consistent pattern behind which pages appear in “AI search” results. From what I’ve seen, results can vary a lot even for the same query in the same AI agent, depending on factors like history (stored information from previous seaches/queries), location and context.
I think a good first step would be to check whether there really is consistency across queries, and then compare across different agents (ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.). That might give us a clearer idea of what makes a website more likely to appear in AI search results.