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No links in ChatGPT's answer = not seen? The reality of AI information gathering
AI summary
Editorial policyThe article clarifies that the absence of links in AI responses does not mean a site is not referenced, explaining that displayed links do not fully reveal the actual information sources used by AI.
Key points
- •It is common to mistakenly believe that a site is not referenced if it is not cited in responses from generative AI like ChatGPT or Claude.
- •It is impossible to determine exactly which websites an AI referenced based solely on the links displayed in the answer.
- •There is a fundamental difference between the AI's information gathering process and the output information presented to users.