---
license: cc-by-4.0
language:
- en
pretty_name: The AEO Wire record
tags:
- news
- ai-search
- search-engines
- citations
- knowledge-graph
size_categories:
- n<1K
configs:
- config_name: items
  data_files: items.jsonl
- config_name: numbers
  data_files: numbers.jsonl
- config_name: state
  data_files: state.jsonl
- config_name: docket
  data_files: docket.jsonl
- config_name: glossary
  data_files: glossary.jsonl
- config_name: entities
  data_files: entities.jsonl
- config_name: graph
  data_files: graph.jsonl
- config_name: changes
  data_files: changes.jsonl
---

# The AEO Wire record

The AI-search industry as a dated, sourced, corrected record — every item a
24/7 news wire has published about answer engines, AI features in search,
the tools that measure them, the research, and the law and money around them,
plus the reference layer maintained only from those items: standing figures,
claims about what is currently true, the docket, the glossary, the entities.

Published by [Anything Engine Optimization](https://anythingengineoptimization.com/) (AEO Wire), edited by
Joe Balewski. Rebuilt on every publish; this copy reflects the record as of
2026-09-17.
Counts: 239 items · 100 figures ·
11 claims · 20 cases · 5 regulatory actions ·
23 terms · 23 entities.

Source of truth: https://anythingengineoptimization.com/dataset/ (rebuilt on every publish). This Hugging Face copy is a mirror; the site is newer whenever they differ.

## Files

| File | One row per | Key fields |
|---|---|---|
| `items.jsonl` | wire item | `id`, `title`, `published`, `source`, `source_url`, `source_date`, `lanes`, `entities`, `summary`, `body`, `qa`, `why`, `flags`, `corrections`, `url` |
| `numbers.jsonl` | standing figure | `id`, `fig`, `claim`, `asof`, `source`, `item`, `flag`, `replication`, `supersedes`, `contested_by` |
| `state.jsonl` | claim about what is currently true | `id`, `question`, `claim`, `status` (settled/contested/moving/thin), `asof`, `rows`, `unresolved`, `changed`, `evidence` |
| `docket.jsonl` | court case or regulatory action | `kind`, `case`/`actor`, `court`, `latest[]`, `next`, `items` |
| `glossary.jsonl` | term | `slug`, `term`, `aliases`, `definition`, `body`, `qa`, `table`, `items`, `updated` |
| `entities.jsonl` | company, product or case cluster | `slug`, `name`, `blurb`, `record`, `sameAs`, `items` |
| `graph.jsonl` | node or edge | nodes: `Item`, `Figure`, `Claim`, `Case`, `RegulatoryAction`, `Term`, `Entity`, `Lane`; edges: `about`, `in_lane`, `cites`, `published_in`, `supersedes`, `contested_by`, `evidence`, `moved_by`, `position`, `development`, `reported_in`, `see_also`, `corrected` |
| `changes.jsonl` | dated event, oldest first | `date`, `kind` (item.published, item.corrected, figure.superseded, claim.changed, case.development, regulation.action, term.updated), refs, `url` |

Every row that states a fact carries the wire item it came from, and every
item carries its primary source. Filter `changes.jsonl` by `date` for
"what changed since".

## How to read it honestly

- **Carry the date.** `asof` on a figure is the source's date; `published` on
  an item is the wire's. The subject moves weekly.
- **Flags mean what they say.** `vendor-published`, `not replicated`,
  `single-source`, `catch-up`. `replication.status` on a figure is
  `corroborated`, `contested`, `single-source` or `unchecked`; most are
  the last two, and the record says so rather than pretending otherwise.
- **Status words are defined.** A `thin` claim is one measurement from one
  place, not nothing — and not a fact.
- **Corrections are appended, never silent.** `items.jsonl` carries them on
  the item; `changes.jsonl` lists them as events.

## Licence and attribution

CC BY 4.0. Attribute as "AEO Wire, anythingengineoptimization.com" and,
where you quote a fact, link the item URL — it links the primary source. The
one thing the wire exists never to do to anyone else is republish wholesale
without credit; please extend it the same courtesy.

## Contact

Corrections and questions: see https://anythingengineoptimization.com/masthead/. Method: https://anythingengineoptimization.com/sources/.