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AI Output Variability and Why Sampling Beats Spot Checks
One ChatGPT answer is a data point, not a KPI. Variability is structural—your measurement design should account for it.
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Original methods, technical experiments, datasets, and AI search observations.
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AI Crawler Access Baseline — mentionpop.com (July 2026)
We tested n=4 AI crawlers against live robots.txt and public crawler-control files. All were allowed with HTTP 200—technical access only, not indexing or recommendation proof.
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Sampled Observation Methodology for AI Visibility
This research note defines the observation pipeline, parsing rules, and limitations behind MentionPop weekly GEO and Studio reporting.
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