{"id":9304,"date":"2025-07-29T05:01:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T05:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellows.com\/?p=9304"},"modified":"2026-01-14T13:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T13:07:16","slug":"chatgpt-visibility-experiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellows.com\/blog\/chatgpt-visibility-experiment\/","title":{"rendered":"My ChatGPT Visibility Experiment: Does It Use Google Snippets?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A few weeks ago, I came across an experiment by Aleyda Solis<\/a> that sparked debate across SEO circles. Her claim sounded almost like an OpenAI ChatGPT visibility experiment<\/strong>: ChatGPT may be picking up and reusing Google SERP snippets to generate its answers.<\/p>\n

While not an official visibility study by OpenAI, it raised important questions about how AI tools like ChatGPT gain exposure and what tests can measure AI search visibility.<\/p>\n

Many SEOs now ask, \u201cWhat were the results of the visibility test?<\/em>\u201d or even \u201cHow does this kind of experiment affect user engagement?<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

Others wonder, \u201cHow was the test conducted?\u201d and \u201cWhat are the implications for SEO and GEO?\u201d This blog takes those questions head-on with a controlled test, live data, and clear takeaways.<\/p>\n

Naturally, I decided to run the trial myself to reveal how visibility is measured inside AI products.<\/p>\n

I designed a controlled methodology, verified each step through Google Search Console\u2019s API, and compared ChatGPT\u2019s output<\/strong> using screenshots, validated timestamps, and indexing status.<\/p>\n

I also used Google\u2019s URL Inspection Tool and Fetch as Google functionality to ensure accuracy\u2014so the findings reflect a true ChatGPT visibility experiment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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TL;DR<\/strong><\/p>\n

This blog walks you through:<\/p>\n