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Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO)

Optimising content to be lifted directly into AI-generated answers as a quotable passage. AEO is the answer-shaping component of GEO.

Definition

Optimising content to be lifted directly into AI-generated answers as a quotable passage. AEO is the answer-shaping component of GEO.

Why this matters

If your content is not answer-shaped, AI systems cannot lift it cleanly into a synthesised response.

Where it sits in The Standard™

This term is part of the canonical AI Discovery vocabulary, published in the Body of Knowledge alongside the Eight Discovery Signals and The Methodology Handbook. The full glossary contains 56 terms — the operative vocabulary for AI Discovery practitioners.

Practitioner note

Practitioners certified through Certified™ are tested on the AI Discovery vocabulary. This glossary is the institutional reference.

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