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SafeGEO: Understanding Generative Engine Optimization Risks in Recommendation Agents

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) lets content owners rewrite web content to increase their visibility in generative systems. In recommendation agents, this creates a risk that seller-controlled sources make flawed products appear better supported than they are. We study this risk by asking whether recommendation agents preserve utility-aligned decisions when seller-controlled sources are rewritten for GEO. To make this question measurable, we construct SafeGEO, an evaluation suite with 22 GE

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Published: 8 June 2026
Source: arXiv
Category: Research
Topics: Agents & autonomy
Retrieved: 14 July 2026

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ethics.ai (8 June 2026), “SafeGEO: Understanding Generative Engine Optimization Risks in Recommendation Agents,” evidence record 1237, https://ethics.ai/record/1237 (originally published by arXiv).

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