
AI Update, October 09, 2026: AI News and Views From the Past Week
Catch up on select AI news and developments since Friday, October 2. Stay in the know.

Do marketers know AI SEO terms like GEO, AEO, and LLMO? Fractl and Search Engine Land researched and found top terms, trends, sentiment, and job openings.
Most known AI SEO terms: GEO, AEO, AISEO. Largest search interest increase: answer search optimization, generative engine optimization, and artificial intelligence optimization.
Most positive sentiment on Reddit: AISEO/AI search engine optimization. Most positive sentiment on LinkedIn: AISO/AI search optimization. Most job openings on Indeed: AISO/AI search optimization.
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Catch up on select AI news and developments since Friday, October 2. Stay in the know.
AI agents can automate media buying—but only after your team documents its decision rules, sets data thresholds, and tests the recommendations. Learn how to set a solid foundation and gradually build agent autonomy. Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments since Friday, September 25. Stay in the know.
Most B2B sellers say they're now using AI for at least one core selling task, but most also say they wouldn't trust an AI agent to act on their current sales data, according to recent research.
Catch up on select AI news and developments since Friday, September 18. Stay in the know.
Most B2B buyers say they have removed a vendor from their purchasing shortlist because of information they learned from an AI platform, according to recent research.