Glossary
AI citation
An AI citation is a source that an assistant links to or credits in its answer, such as an article, a review page or a documentation page. Engines with live search return citations, and the pages cited for your category are the ones worth being listed on.
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Citation versus mention
A mention is your name appearing in the answer. A citation is a source link. You can be mentioned without being cited, and cited without being named.
Questions
Do all assistants cite sources?
No. Those answering only from their own knowledge usually do not, so source data comes from engines that search the web.
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