Do backlinks matter for AEO (answer engine optimization)?

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Roughly 58% of consumers now use AI answer engines in their product research each week — and that number is rising fast. As AI-powered answer engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews become primary discovery surfaces, content and SEO teams are asking the right question: is there a relationship between backlinks and AEO, or is it time to rethink the entire authority playbook?

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