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AI review sentiment persistence

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Old negative reviews can keep resurfacing in AI answers when the same complaint appears across multiple review sites.

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Old negative reviews can keep resurfacing in AI answers when the same complaint appears across multiple review sites.

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Old negative reviews can keep resurfacing in AI answers when the same complaint appears across multiple review sites.

@darrenshawseo · asserts

negative sentiment in super old reviews can keep showing up in AI answers. They tested this on their own business and found that a negative review from 2018 was still being repeated by AI. Why? Because the same complaint happened across multiple review sites.

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Old negative reviews can keep resurfacing in AI answers when the same complaint appears...

@darrenshawseo · 2026-06-23

LGBT, do you hold grudges? Hell yes. I'll never forgive you for not saying please on July 6, 2024. Believe it or not, AI does kind of hold grudges. A new sear interactive study found that negative sentiment in super old reviews can keep showing up in AI answers...

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LGBT, do you hold grudges? Hell yes.

I'll never forgive you for not saying please on July 6, 2024. Believe it or not, AI does kind of hold grudges.

A new sear interactive study found that negative sentiment in super old reviews can keep showing up in AI answers. They tested this on their own business and found that a negative review from 2018 was still being repeated by AI.

Why? Because the same complaint happened across multiple review sites.

AI didn't just see one review, it saw the same story being repeated across the web and treated it like proof. Bigger study looked at 800,000 AI.

Answers and found that review sites are one of AI's biggest trust signals, especially when someone is close to making a decision. So don't just focus on getting more reviews.

You need to also look at what your existing reviews are saying about your business because AI might be repeating and amplifying an old review from years ago. We discuss updates like this every week on the Weispark Local Update.

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