Answer engine optimisation (AEO)
Being the source an AI answer is built from, on top of ranking.
People still search, and they also ask AI assistants that read the web and answer in a paragraph. Pages that are clear, specific and easy to quote have the better chance of being used in those answers. Nobody can guarantee a citation, so treat it as a bonus on top of good SEO.
What helps: the direct answer in the first lines under each heading, headings that match the questions people ask, and original numbers or examples a generic page cannot copy. Be sceptical of anyone who promises guaranteed AI citations.
Find your way around
Learn it in the course, copy it from a playbook, see it work in a case study.