{"ai_json_enabled":true,"answer":"Answer Engine Optimisation, usually shortened to AEO, is the practice of making information easier for systems that produce direct answers to find, interpret and reuse. In practical terms that means clear questions, concise answers, strong page structure, useful entities, supporting evidence and machine-readable context. AEO overlaps with good SEO and content design, but it focuses more explicitly on the answer itself rather than only the position of a web page in a list of search results. Own The Conversation treats AEO techniques as useful ingredients inside a broader Digital Twin rather than as a standalone promise of citations or recommendations.","answer_source":"approved_otc_foundation","category":"AEO, GEO and AI Search Terminology","category_slug":"aeo-geo-and-ai-search-terminology","confidence":"approved_otc_foundation","created_at":"2026-08-31T12:19:00Z","date_published":"2026-08-31","display_date":"2026-08-31","editor_images":[],"editor_media_build":"","editor_videos":[],"id":"qa-00097-what-is-answer-engine-optimisation-aeo","image_ids":[],"image_url":"","json_url":"/answer/what-is-answer-engine-optimisation-aeo.json","last_updated":"2026-09-03T07:20:00Z","publish_status":"published","published_at":"2026-08-31T12:19:00Z","question":"What is Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO)?","question_intent":"clarify","rss_enabled":true,"schema_enabled":true,"site_key":"owntheconversationonline","slug":"what-is-answer-engine-optimisation-aeo","source":"otc_foundation","source_record_ids":[],"source_type":"otc_foundation","source_urls":["https://www.owntheconversation.com/","https://ahrefs.com/academy/aeo-course/lesson-1-3","https://www.semrush.com/blog/generative-engine-optimization/"],"status":"published","tags":["aeo-geo-and-ai-search-terminology","otc_foundation","flagship","connected_followup"],"updated_at":"2026-09-03T07:20:00Z"}