OPEN DATA · FROM THE AI RECOMMENDATION INDEX

Data studies

Every week we ask the AI engines the questions real buyers ask, and publish what they answer. These studies are computed from that corpus — every stat carries its sample size, and the methodology ships with each one.

The Warning List: AI's "don't buy" advice mostly targets the industry standards
SOFTWARE · published 8/26/2026
The AI-visibility industry has a measurement problem. Ours did too.
SOFTWARE · published 8/18/2026
Who do AI assistants recommend for restaurants in Miami?
LOCAL · published 8/12/2026
Who Really Writes AI's Recommendations? 46.2% of Cited Sources Are Vendor-Owned
SOFTWARE · published 7/27/2026
Who do AI assistants recommend for AI tools for teachers and educators?
SOFTWARE · published 7/10/2026
Who do AI assistants recommend for Design collaboration tools?
SOFTWARE · published 7/8/2026

Related live data: what AI recommends for AI-visibility tools (each category resampled roughly monthly, our own category included) · commission a category audit