Definition
What it means.
An AI citation is a source reference attached to an AI-generated response, usually a link supporting part of the answer. Citation counts and citation share describe observed appearances in a particular engine and measurement set. They do not measure ranking position, visits,
Worked example
In practice.
When an assistant answers a hiring question with a shortlist and links the roundup it pulled from, that roundup won the citation. Earning citations means being present and quotable in the sources engines retrieve: original data, directories, reviews, and pages whose claims are specific enough
Where this work happens: AI
Put it in context.
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