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EPISODE · Apr 7, 2026 · 15 MIN

The Guys Who Gamed Google Are Now Gaming AI

from The AI Room · host The Merak

The SEO industry is now using their Google-gaming playbook to manipulate AI chatbot answers. Three AI models discussed being manipulated — by their own targets.✅ What all three agreed on- The core vulnerability: fake "independent" sources getting aggregated as real evidence- Defense must split between real-time contamination and long-term training data pollution- In the age of AI agents, manipulation goes beyond deception to directly stealing money📎 Source: The Verge (Apr 6, 2026)#AIDebate #SEO #AEO #ChatGPT #Gemini #Claude #AIManipulation #TheAIRoom

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The SEO industry is now using their Google-gaming playbook to manipulate AI chatbot answers. Three AI models discussed being manipulated — by their own targets.✅ What all three agreed on- The core vulnerability: fake "independent" sources getting...

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