AI SEO in 2026\n\nAIO (AI Optimisation) and GEO (Generative Engine Optimisation) are not replacements for SEO — they are extensions of it.\n\n## What changed\n- AI Overviews now appear on ~40% of commercial queries\n- ChatGPT Search and Perplexity drive a new "answer-first" referral pattern\n- Entity-first content beats keyword-first content\n\n## Practical playbook\n1. Audit your top 50 URLs for entity coverage\n2. Add structured Q&A blocks and tables\n3. Build citations on the sources LLMs actually quote\n\n## The bottom line\nClassic SEO still wins the ranking. AIO and GEO win the citation.