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ChatGPT Indexing
/ˈtʃæt.dʒiː.piː.tiː ɪnˈdɛk.sɪŋ/ noun
The process by which OpenAI's GPTBot and OAI-SearchBot crawl and index web content for use in ChatGPT's responses. ChatGPT indexes content via Bing — Bing Webmaster Tools sitemap submission is a prerequisite for ChatGPT citation eligibility. New content typically has a 4 to 8 week indexation lag before appearing in ChatGPT answers.
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