The latest Collectivist Edge newsletter is live
The latest Collectivist Edge newsletter is live this month with a big, focus on GEO and AI stories from around the World.
Inside this issue:
- OpenAI generates the highest volume of AI bot traffic targeting media companies. A new report published this month from Akamai suggests publishers are being hit hard by AI bots collecting data.
- AI Slop Infiltrates Academic Research. Cornell and UCLA found 146,900 AI-generated fake citations in scientific papers hosted across four major research databases.
- CNN Sues Perplexity. CNN is suing Perplexity, accusing the AI company of unlawfully copying its content.
- UK Media Blocks AI Overviews. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has introduced a new “conduct requirement” to ensure that publisher content is properly attributed using clear citation links.
- The Economist prepares for human and AI readers. The Economist is testing new ways of structuring its content to be read by AI bots and agents, rather than just humans.
- PR & Marketing Manager’s Guide to GEO, LLMs & AI bots
