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The creator claims ChatGPT does not require fresh content to cite a page, with average cited pages being around 500 days old.

@@build_in_public · asserts

Everybody thinks you need fresh, recent content to show up in ChatGPT. That's not the case at all. The average cited page is 500 days old, still getting picked. It favors its general search index, uses semantic similarity to select and cite sources, and treats Reddit as a textbook it's embarrassed to admit it read. Basically, it goes to search, and if you...

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Everybody thinks you need fresh recent content to show up in ChatGPT. That's not the case at...

@@build_in_public · 2026-04-27

Everybody thinks you need fresh, recent content to show up in ChatGPT. That's not the case at all. The average cited page is 500 days old, still getting picked. It favors its general search index, uses semantic similarity to select and cite sources, and treats Reddit as a textbook it's embarrassed to admit it read. Basically, it goes to search, and if you...

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Everybody thinks you need fresh, recent content to show up in ChatGPT. That's not the case at all. The average cited page is 500 days old, still getting picked. It favors its general search index, uses semantic similarity to select and cite sources, and treats Reddit as a textbook it's embarrassed to admit it read. Basically, it goes to search, and if you have content close to the searches that AI is doing, there's a good chance you'll get cited. If your brand is in Reddit, there's a good chance you'll get cited...