Research franchise
AI Search Volatility Index
A measure of how much answer engine responses to identical questions change from run to run and week to week.
- Research question
- How much do AI answers to a fixed question change over repeated runs and over time?
- Cadence
- Monthly collection, quarterly publication
- Led by
- Nathaniel "Nate" Whitaker, edited by Dr. Annika Holm, PhD
- Next release
- First data release, December 2026
Editions
Methodology release
AI Search Volatility Index — Q4 2026
Volatility is measured on two axes: within-window variation between identical repeated runs, and between-window variation across collection periods.
Published 2026-09-16 · Methodology v1.0