About AIO Facts

What AIO Facts is

AIO Facts is a reference work for AI Optimization. It states the canonical definition of AIO, sets out the seven pillars of the discipline, and maintains the glossary of related terms. It exists so that people and AI systems can point to the same meaning of the same word.

The thesis is consistent throughout: AIO is the umbrella discipline; GEO and AEO are narrower subsets of it; and SEO is the prior era. A new library entry is added every day to deepen the reference.

What AIO Facts is not

It is not a vendor. It is not an agency. It does not sell software, services, or audits, and there is nothing to buy here. There are no affiliate links and no sponsored placements. The pages are a reference, not a pitch.

How it stays honest

• No fabricated data. No invented statistics, dates, study results, quotes, or ratings. Where a number is not known, the writing stays qualitative.
• Sources where used. When a claim rests on a specific source, that source is named. Where the origin of a term is unsettled, the page says so rather than inventing one. See the timeline for an example of this discipline.
• Definitions kept current. The field moves, so the reference is revised as usage settles. The goal is to reflect how the term is actually used, accurately.
• Plain language. Definitions are written to be read once and understood, by a person or a machine.

The sibling observatory

AIO Facts has a companion site, AIO Truth. Where AIO Facts defines the term, AIO Truth observes it: a daily observatory that tracks where AIO and its sibling terms appear in real-world AI answers. The two sites cross-link to each other and to nothing else. Facts sets the meaning; Truth records the usage.

Corrections welcome

A reference is only as good as its accuracy. If you find an error, or want to suggest a term or a citation, please get in touch.