Citations

A qualitative look at how generative engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini differ in the sources they pick for their answers, why those differences arise mechanically, and how to respond from a multi-engine perspective.

How generative engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity pick the sources behind an answer, explained as a three-step process — retrieval, grounding, and synthesis — plus the conditions that make content citable: extractable chunks, semantic density, source credibility, and freshness.