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日本語(JA) わずか3サイトが「おすすめソフト」ページを21万5128件生成、AI検索を支える情報源の59.8％は人気上位10万サイト外との調査結果 https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://gigazine .net/news/20260903-perplexity-source-behind-ai/

AI search engines rely on obscure sites for recommendations, study finds

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A recent investigation by Trellner Research has uncovered that AI search engines, like Perplexity, often rely on obscure websites for software recommendations. The study found that nearly 60% of the sources cited by Perplexity were domains not ranked within the top 100,000 most popular websites. Alarmingly, three specific websites, potentially operated by the same entity, were found to have generated over 215,000 "recommended software" pages, raising concerns about the authenticity and diversity of information used to train AI. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about the reliability and potential manipulation of information sources used by AI search engines for recommendations.

RANK_REASON The article reports on a research study's findings about AI search engine information sources, which falls under commentary on AI practices rather than a direct release or significant industry event.

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AI search engines rely on obscure sites for recommendations, study finds

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 日本語(JA) · [email protected] ·

    Survey: Only 3 Sites Generated 215,128 "Recommended Software" Pages, 59.8% of Information Sources Supporting AI Search Are Outside Top 100,000 Popular Sites

    わずか3サイトが「おすすめソフト」ページを21万5128件生成、AI検索を支える情報源の59.8％は人気上位10万サイト外との調査結果 https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://gigazine .net/news/20260903-perplexity-source-behind-ai/

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