Preprint
Oct 2026
From Public Posts to AI-Search Citations: Measuring the Fragility of AI Search
As more users ask AI systems for information, AI-search platforms are becoming a common gateway to web information. Unlike traditional search, which maps keywords to ranked pages, AI search retrieves pages, filters sources, selects citations, and generates answers before users see sources. This selection layer may ampl...
Qi Liu, Geng Hong, Xin-Yan Zhang et al.
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