{"ai_json_enabled":true,"answer":"The 2026 research distinguishes mentions, actionable citations, and referrals as distinct signals and highlights metrics like citation absorption. Practically, track three signals separately: AI retrievals (content pulled from your Public Business Brain and Q&A network), conversation citations (explicit references to your proofs in AI outputs), and AI-driven referrals (sessions initiated by AI recommendations). Present these on separate OTC dashboards anchored to versioned facts and proofs, with a linked Change Log. This separation helps measure credible AI visibility and supports governance across languages and locales without conflating indexing with actual engagement.","answer_source":"approved_business_brain_plus_current_intelligence","category":"Reporting and Analytics","category_slug":"reporting-and-analytics","created_at":"2026-10-09T19:35:29+00:00","daily_publish_cap":5,"date_published":"2026-10-09","display_date":"2026-10-09","drip_batch":"daily_otc_mixed_intelligence_layer","drip_status":"published_topup","editor_images":[],"editor_media_build":"","editor_videos":[],"id":"otc-daily-20261009-81ddb290","image_ids":[],"image_url":"","last_updated":"2026-10-09T19:37:07+00:00","local_cache_status":"pending_airtable_sync","publish_status":"published","published":true,"published_at":"2026-10-09T19:35:29+00:00","question":"What new metrics for AI visibility are discussed in the 2026 research, and how should OTC dashboards integrate mentions, citations and referrals?","question_intent":"natural_otc_conversation","rss_enabled":true,"rss_pub_date":"Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:35:29 GMT","scheduled_for":"2026-10-09T19:35:29+00:00","schema_enabled":true,"site_key":"owntheconversationonline","slug":"what-new-metrics-for-ai-visibility-are-discussed-in-the-2026-research-and-how-should-otc-dashboards-integrate-mentions-citations-and-referrals","source":"daily_qa_otc_current_intelligence","source_queue_id":"","source_record_ids":[],"source_type":"daily_qa_otc_current_intelligence","source_urls":["https://auracite.de/content/research/state-of-ai-visibility-2026.html"],"status":"active","tags":["metrics","AI visibility","citations","referrals","daily OTC conversation","current intelligence","daily drip"],"updated_at":"2026-10-09T19:37:07+00:00"}