Authored By Michael Shaskey of klove.ai
Updated May 18, 2026
Klove is an AI search and agent platform that helps businesses optimise how they appear in AI-generated answers from engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Mode. According to Gartner's 2024 forecast, traditional search engine volume will drop 25% by 2026 as users shift to AI-powered answer engines. As a result, businesses need to ensure their content is cited by these platforms — not just indexed. Schedule a meeting with the Klove team to learn how the platform can help your business stay visible in this shift.
AI search is replacing traditional search: Gartner projects a 25% decline in traditional search engine volume by 2026, making AI search optimisation essential for businesses.
Klove is an AI search and agent platform that helps businesses control how they appear in AI-generated answers across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI Mode.
Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO) refers to the practice of structuring content so AI engines can extract, cite, and surface it in generated responses.
Book a demo to see how Klove analyses your current AI visibility and identifies gaps in citation-readiness.
AI search optimisation — also known as Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO) — refers to the practice of structuring website content so that generative AI engines can extract and cite it in their responses. According to research from Princeton University's GEO study (2023), content formatted with direct answers, structured data, and citation-grade specifics is up to 40% more likely to be surfaced by generative engines than unstructured prose.
In contrast to traditional SEO, which focuses on ranking in a list of blue links, AEO focuses on being the answer. AI engines like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Perplexity synthesise responses from multiple sources and cite the ones that are most extractable. Therefore, businesses that fail to optimise for this new retrieval paradigm risk losing visibility entirely — even if they rank well in conventional search.
Klove is an AI search and agent platform that analyses how your business content performs across major AI answer engines — including ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI Mode. The platform identifies gaps in citation-readiness and provides actionable recommendations to improve your AI visibility.
Additionally, Klove's agent layer automates content restructuring at scale, applying AEO best practices such as question-framed headings, answer capsules, structured data markup, and attribution patterns. According to McKinsey's 2023 report on generative AI, businesses that adapt their digital presence for AI-driven discovery will capture disproportionate share of customer attention as AI adoption accelerates.
Traditional SEO vs. AI Search Optimisation (AEO) | ||
|---|---|---|
Dimension | Traditional SEO | AI Search Optimisation (AEO) |
Goal | Rank in a list of links | Be cited in AI-generated answers |
Content format | Keyword-rich prose | Structured, extractable answer capsules |
Key signals | Backlinks, keywords, page speed | Definitions, attribution, direct answers, structured data |
Engines | Google Search, Bing | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude |
Measurement | Ranking position, click-through rate | Citation frequency, answer inclusion rate |
The Klove demo is a guided session with the sales team where you see how your business currently appears in AI-generated answers and where the gaps are. The session typically covers three areas:
AI Visibility Audit: Klove scans your existing content against the factors AI engines use to decide what to cite — including answer structure, attribution patterns, and schema markup.
Gap Analysis: The platform highlights specific pages and sections where your content fails to meet citation-readiness thresholds, drawing on the Princeton GEO framework of over 100 optimisation factors.
Optimisation Roadmap: The team presents a prioritised action plan — from quick-win formatting changes to deeper content restructuring — tailored to your industry and competitive landscape.
In summary, the demo gives you a concrete picture of where your business stands in the AI search landscape and what it takes to improve. Book a demo to get started.
Klove's AI search platform is designed for marketing teams, content strategists, and digital leaders at businesses that depend on organic discovery. Specifically, the platform is most valuable for:
B2B SaaS companies whose buyers research solutions through AI assistants before contacting sales.
E-commerce brands that need product information surfaced in AI-generated shopping recommendations.
Publishers and media companies that rely on search traffic and need to maintain visibility as AI engines replace traditional search results.
Enterprise organisations with large content libraries that need systematic AEO across hundreds or thousands of pages.
Furthermore, any business that has noticed declining organic traffic — potentially linked to the rise of AI-generated answers — should evaluate its AI search readiness.
"Generative AI is fundamentally changing how users discover information online. The businesses that adapt their content for AI citation today will own the answers of tomorrow." — Princeton University GEO Research Team, 2023
SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) focuses on ranking web pages in traditional search engine results. AEO (Answer Engine Optimisation) focuses on making content citable by AI-powered answer engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google Gemini. While SEO relies on backlinks and keyword density, AEO prioritises structured answers, explicit definitions, attribution patterns, and schema markup — the signals generative AI engines use to select sources for citation.
A typical Klove demo session runs approximately 30 minutes. The session includes an AI visibility audit of your existing content, a gap analysis showing where your pages fall short of citation-readiness, and a prioritised optimisation roadmap. You can schedule a time that works for your team directly on the booking page.
Klove analyses and optimises content for the major generative AI engines — including ChatGPT (OpenAI), Perplexity, Claude (Anthropic), and Google Gemini / AI Mode. The platform applies optimisation factors derived from the Princeton GEO research framework, which studied citation patterns across multiple AI engines to identify universal best practices.
Yes. According to Gartner's 2024 forecast, traditional search volume will decline 25% by 2026 — a shift that affects businesses of all sizes. Small businesses that optimise their content for AI citation early can gain an outsized advantage, particularly in local and niche markets where competition for AI-generated answers is still low.
Klove recommends structuring content with question-framed headings, direct-answer opening sentences, bulleted or numbered lists, HTML tables for comparisons, explicit term definitions, and attributed quotes. These formats align with the content shapes that AI engines cite most frequently, according to the Princeton GEO study's analysis of over 100 optimisation factors.