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What is AI answer engine optimization and how does it differ from the old search engine optimization tricks I learned ten years ago?

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What is AI answer engine optimization and how does it differ from the old search engine optimization tricks I learned ten years ago?
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Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

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Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model).

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