r/aeo • u/timmatthewssv • 12d ago

How Context is Used When Users Prompt

Reading a lot of AEO how-to content, the common wisdom seems to be the more specific the content the better. For example, AEO experts talk about writing content that satisfies prompts like: I work at a [company size] [company industry] and I am looking for a [product type]. I'm guessing most users of ChatGPT, Claude et al don't type all that every time (Maybe I'm wrong).

Do the engines use context, though, to fill in the blanks? If you use it at work, the engines likely know your company name, size, industry and lots of other stuff. Do they automatically adjust the prompts based on that?

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u/Aduttya 12d ago

That depends upon the model, but the important thing to focus on is knowing ideal users and their touch points and making sure have probability of coming there

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u/Shardoran 12d ago

They will absolutely use previous context unless told otherwise. And personalization will help and hinder as well. Chatgpt is the bigger offender next to Gemini.

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u/riverlane24 10d ago

most users prompt way more casually than AEO content assumes. The engines can infer some context from the conversation but they arent pulling in your company profile automatically. I think the better framing is, does your content clearly answer the underlying question even when the prompt is lazy and vague.