Outlining the ‘AI’s impact on SEO’ Book — Jordan Koene // Previsible

Jordan Koene, Co-Founder and CEO of PreVisible.io, talks about what’s happening in SEO news. For quite a while, Google has been leveraging AI to make decisions on the content to show on a search engine result page. However, they’re moving to a point where the determining factor for a search engine result page could be an AI response, which poses a challenge for website owners and SEOs. Today, Jordan and Ben discuss the outline for their book, ‘AI’s Impact on SEO’.
About the speaker

Jordan Koene

previsible.io

 is a little camera shy

Jordan is CEO and Co-Founder of Previsible.io

Show Notes

  • 05:05
    The relationship between AI and SEO
    AI tool sets have been integrated into the SEO landscape, and the evolution of search engine and algorithm updates all have some attribution to AI. Furthermore, Google is leveraging AI to drive the scale of improvements made through these updates.
  • 07:35
    The history of AI in search
    AI has long been involved in search with many of Googles algorithms being driven by AI. However, OpenAIs partnership with Microsoft is what made the general public more aware of the potential applications of this technology.
  • 09:59
    AI's evolving role in search engine results
    Initially, Google was using AI to make decisions on which videos or content to show on a search engine result page. However, the current trajectory indicates a shift towards AI driving the search results and a future where AI becomes the primary determinant of search outcomes.
  • 12:28
    AI's potential dominance in search and the future of websites
    The direction in which Google and Bing are headed indicates the goal is to determine whether AI can become a more complete response than traditional websites. This poses a challenge for website owners as they wont get any traffic from Google.
  • 14:10
    The importance of visual capabilities in AI for search
    While visual capabilities in AI have their significance, they arent the driving force behind the changes happening in the current landscape of search engine result pages. Thus, a chapter dedicated solely to this topic may not hold as much relevance for SEOs.
  • 15:51
    Unlocking AIs potential with third party plugins and partnerships
    Jasper and other content manufacturing tools are all powered by ChatGPT. These tools form an ecosystem that supports SEO professionals in their work, and its important for SEOs to recognize that the engine behind these tools is AI.
  • 17:24
    AI and the verticalization of search
    As search continues to become more verticalized, AI is going to make that verticalization more accessible. For instance, with the advancements in AI, even smaller-scale search engines can leverage AI technologies to become dominant in their respective verticals.
  • 19:42
    Predictions about the future of AI in SEO
    Websites will have the ability to create highly creative and high-utility content to better dominate search, and knowledge base resources like Wikipedia may be displaced. Additionally, the legalities surrounding AI use and personal information manipulation will need to be addressed.

Quotes

  • "The history of SEO and the evolution of the various search engine updates, algo updates, and the progression of these updates all have some attribution to AI." -Jordan Koene, CEO, PreVisible

  • "There's a lot of foundational work that Google's been doing to make AI super effective. But, OpenAIs partnership with Microsoft, made the public aware of how this technology can be used." -Jordan Koene, CEO, PreVisible

  • "We're trying to move to a world where AI is actually the derivative of what search results are." -Jordan Koene, CEO, PreVisible

  • "If the determining factor for a search engine result page is an AI response, and not a link to a website, then what's the purpose of having a website?" -Jordan Koene, CEO, PreVisible

  • "The continued verticalization of search, and how AI is going to make the verticalization of search more accessible is going to be huge." -Jordan Koene, CEO, PreVisible

  • "You don't have to build Amazon to become a category-dependent search engine in eCommerce. You can do far less than that and be a dominant search engine now with AI" -Jordan Koene, CEO, PreVisible

About the speaker

Jordan Koene

previsible.io

 is a little camera shy

Jordan is CEO and Co-Founder of Previsible.io

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