Google, Microsoft and OpenAI Plan to Honor One Shared AI Training Opt-Out in Robots.txt, but at Google the Same Line Also Takes You Out of Gemini Grounding
Sandeep Amar · November 2, 2026
AEO
Answer Engine Optimization: getting your brand surfaced and cited inside AI answers across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and AI Overviews.
Reddit’s CEO Wants Users Earning Their Way Into Subreddits. Brands Chasing AI Citations Should Earn Standing in Other People’s Communities Before Building Their Own
Sandeep Amar · October 27, 2026
ChatGPT Now Has a Real Ad Stack. AEO Just Became a Two-Front War
Sandeep Amar · October 26, 2026
Google is pushing citations higher in AI answers: good news if you’re the source
Sandeep Amar · October 21, 2026
Your ChatGPT traffic didn’t crash: your tracking did
Sandeep Amar · October 20, 2026
Google’s Universal Cart is live: agentic commerce just became an AEO problem
Sandeep Amar · October 19, 2026
ChatGPT is quietly swapping its sources. Primary wins, aggregators lose.
Sandeep Amar · October 13, 2026
ChatGPT searches less than you think. The fan-out data changes the AEO playbook.
Sandeep Amar · October 12, 2026