Kamogawa AI Search Lab — Kyoto

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Methodology

What does it actually take to say a business is "visible to AI"?

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Feature 2026.08.11 Measuring AI Visibility Through the API Is "a Completely Wrong Approach" A Kyoto kimono-rental sub-study: ChatGPT's citation sources were completely different between the web version and the API. The affiliate site that took 90% of web-version citations appeared zero times out of 20 API runs. Independent tests from Surfer, Luxeo Team, and the University of Hamburg back this up. →

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4pieces AI Search The process by which generative AI searches for, cites and summarizes information. → 3pieces GEO / LLMO Testing the field called generative engine optimization through measurement. → 2pieces Entity Whether AI recognizes a business as one distinct entity, or confuses it with another. → 2pieces Multilingual The same question in four languages. Change the language and the sources change too. → 2pieces Tea ceremony / Kimono / Zazen The three categories under continuous observation, each with a different level of commerciality. → 1pieces Noise floor Answers vary even under identical conditions. We measure that variation first. → 1pieces Independent shops & small companies What can businesses without an advertising budget actually do? →