From SEO to AEO: How To Win In The Age Of AI with Kasim Aslam and Joe Polish
From SEO to AEO: How To Win In The Age Of AI with Kasim Aslam and Joe Polish  
Podcast: The Joe Polish Show
Published On: Fri Feb 20 2026
Description: Kasim Aslam joins Joe to explain why he believes Google—and Gemini—will ultimately dominate the AI race, and what that means for Entrepreneurs competing for traffic and authority.  Here's a glance at what you'll discover in this episode: From "God" to Google to AI: Why the questions humans once prayed into the sky are now typed into search bars (and what happens when AI starts looking like the new oracle.) Clickmageddon Is Here: Data now suggests roughly 65% of searches end in zero clicks, and the surprising opportunities hidden in that collapse. Confirmation Bias on Steroids: How AIs don't just echo your beliefs... they can accelerate echo chambers at light speed. Why Gemini Feels Dumb Today (and Why That Could Be the Play): The surprising reason Google appears to be ignoring its own search graph... and how that might position them to reset the board. The Citation Secret: Inside the daily experiment Kasim runs with 6 employees, 20 queries, 10 categories, 50 data points per citation... and the unexpected pattern it's revealing about who AIs really trust. The Overlap Gap That Changes Everything: ChatGPT matches Google about half the time. Perplexity 70–80%. Gemini? Sometimes zero. Why that gap could shape who wins the next phase of AI. Reddit May Be Running the AI Era: Why a scrappy message board shows up constantly in AI citations... and how its brutal meritocracy helps crown the real experts. People Beat Brands by a Landslide: Why AIs often prefer Joe Polish over Genius Network... and how to tilt the odds toward YOU. Diversify or Risk Getting Left Behind: Why planting flags across ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Gemini, and Perplexity today is like buying Business.com for $12 in 1997. Authority Building as a Survival Skill: Why Kasim only lets his kids use their Chromebooks for two things, learning AI and publishing videos that build authority. The Hidden Land Grab of AEO: Why a massive shift in SEO value is already underway... and how you can become the "neck" most AI funnels have to pass through. If you'd like to join world-renowned Entrepreneurs at the next Genius Network® Event – then apply today for your invitation to attend at https://geniusnetwork.com.