Three sites made 215,128 "best software" pages for AI. Perplexity cites them
Across 380 software categories, 59.8% of the sources behind grounded AI recommendations sit outside the 100,000 most-visited websites, and several of the most-cited are sites built to be read by models rather than by people.
Summary
A significant portion of AI-generated software recommendations relies on lesser-known sources, with nearly 60% coming from sites that aren’t among the most-visited. Many of these sites are designed specifically for AI consumption, raising questions about the reliability of the recommendations they provide.
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