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Ayaz Ahmed Khan

Website performance is the new defining metric for AI search

A person typing on a laptop and using a tablet. Only their upper torso, arms and hands are visible. Text superimposed on the image shows AI .

The way people search for information is changing. Increasingly, they’re turning to AI tools such as Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity and Claude instead of traditional search engines. That changes what businesses need to optimize for.

Content quality, authority and trust still matter enormously. But they're no longer enough by themselves. Even the best content won’t do much if AI struggles to find it or understand it.

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