Fastcompany iconFastcompanyAug 17, 2026 ~1 min source read

Are you invisible to AI? Here’s how to check

AI visibility is the measure of how often AI chatbots will cite or recommend a given business, along with how accurately it will be described. It also tracked whether the AI model's description of the business was accurate, whether it understood the business's category, and what businesses it recommended instead.

Are you invisible to AI? Here’s how to check

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Since the onset of the internet, brands have been fighting to optimize their spot in search engines, getting as close to the top of any given page of Google results as possible.

For its assessment, Lucie simulated realistic customer queries, then measured how often a business appeared in the AI model's responses.

In the AI age, traditional search engines are falling by the wayside—and with them, more than one in four brands are becoming completely invisible, says a new report.

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Since the onset of the internet, brands have been fighting to optimize their spot in search engines, getting as close to the top of any given page of Google results as possible. In the AI age, traditional search engines are falling by the wayside—and with them, more than one in four brands are becoming completely invisible, says a new report. How can you make sure you're not the odd brand out when it comes to AI visibility?

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  • Beyond offering a glimpse into the current state of AI as a search engine, Lucie's report comes with tips, and a tool, for assessing any company's AI visibility.
  • AI visibility is the measure of how often AI chatbots will cite or recommend a given business, along with how accurately it will be described.
  • For its assessment, Lucie simulated realistic customer queries, then measured how often a business appeared in the AI model's responses.
  • It also tracked whether the AI model's description of the business was accurate, whether it understood the business's category, and what businesses it recommended instead.

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