# Applied AI Practical AI applications for professional work. Covers how to use AI effectively (prompting, tool selection), how to get cited by AI systems, and how AI changes content strategy and research workflows. Bridges the gap between understanding how AI works and actually using it to get things done. ## Highlights Most referenced resources in this collection: - [[The No Nonsense Guide to Getting Cited by AI v9]] (11 unique files) - The most thorough and cited guide to AI search optimization %%![[AI Guide representative_queries 1.csv]]%% - [[Rounding Out AI Citation Guide v8.2]] (6 unique files) - Comprehensive AI citation resource - [[AIO Deep Dive]] (6 unique files) - AI Optimization deep analysis - [[Second AI Assistant Comparison for Journalist Research]] (5 unique files) - Comparative analysis of AI tools for journalism - [[First AI Assistant Comparison for Journalist Research]] (5 unique files) - Initial comparative study - [[What is AI Visibility Optimization?]] (4 unique files) - AIO fundamentals - [[The No Nonsense Guide to Getting Cited by AI v5]] (4 unique files) - Version 5 ## Applied Research & Guides - [[A Research-Backed Guide to Brand Representation in AI Search by Ethan Young Updated July 2, 2025 v5]] (10 unique files) - Comprehensive AI search optimization research - [[Guide to AI-powered Search Optimization 1-pager at 65 downscale percent v2]] (5 unique files) - Quick reference guide ## Citation & Visibility - [[AI Citation Guide Directory]] - Comprehensive collection of citation research - [[The No Nonsense Guide to Getting Cited by AI v9]] - Current version of the flagship guide - [[The No Nonsense Guide to Getting Cited by AI v8.5]] - Version 8.5 - [[The No Nonsense Guide to Getting Cited by AI v8.3]] - Version 8.3 - [[The No Nonsense Guide to Getting Cited by AI v8.1]] - Version 8.1 - [[The No Nonsense Guide to Getting Cited by AI v5]] - Version 5 - [[The No Nonsense Guide to Getting Cited by AI v4]] - Version 4 - [[v9 one-pager v2]] - Condensed v9 guide one-pager - [[Rounding Out AI Citation Guide v8.2]] - Supplementary v8.2 content - [[3 Steps to Getting Cited by AI]] - Simplified citation guide - [[v8.3 streamlined footnotes]] - Citation footnotes reference - [[A Guide to Brand Visibility in AI-powered Search by Ethan Young Updated June 24, 2025 NOTES DUMP]] - Brand visibility research notes - [[Guide to AI Visibility outline]] - Visibility guide outline - [[What is AI Visibility Optimization?]] - AIO fundamentals - [[AIO Deep Dive]] - In-depth AI optimization analysis - [[Debunking AI Citation Myths v4]] - Addressing common misconceptions (v4) - [[Debunking AI Citation Myths v2]] - Addressing common misconceptions (v2) - [[Debunking AI Citation Myths v1]] - Addressing common misconceptions (v1) - [[AI Update for RSPR May 24, 2025]] - Latest updates for PR professionals ## AI Tools & Comparisons - [[First AI Assistant Comparison for Journalist Research]] - Initial analysis - [[Second AI Assistant Comparison for Journalist Research]] - Follow-up study - [[Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs GPT-4o in Quality]] - LLM quality comparison - [[GPT-4o recap example]] - GPT-4o use case example - [[chatgpt]] - ChatGPT documentation - [[Quick Guide to Prompting LLMs]] - Practical prompting techniques ## AI for PR & Communications - [[AI and PR Directory]] - Focused docs about AI for PR professionals - [[Introduction to AI for PR & Comms]] - Entry-level overview - [[Edge of my knowledge re PR and AI]] - Emerging concepts and current exploration ## Technical & Infrastructure - [[AI Crawlers]] - Technical documentation on AI crawlers - [[AI-literacy]] - Perspectives on AI literacy