AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · May 287/10
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Prominence-Stratified Failure Modes in Retrieval-Augmented Commercial Recommendation: A 37,000-Run Audit
A comprehensive audit of 37,000 production runs across multiple AI models reveals that brand prominence dramatically affects recommendation outcomes in AI-powered commercial assistants. While tier-one brands achieve near-universal visibility but struggle with conversion, smaller regional players face near-total invisibility, suggesting that AI marketing success depends less on search optimization than on differentiation and persona alignment.
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