SEMAI.ai, the AI-powered Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) platform helping marketers measure and scale visibility across Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity, announced the launch of its new Follow-Up Query feature ,a first-of-its-kind capability that maps how users continue their search journeys inside AI engines.

Bridging the Gap Between Single Queries and True Search Intent

Unlike traditional SEO that tracks impressions for individual keywords, AEO visibility depends on conversations, users rarely stop at one question.
SEMAI’s Follow-Up Query engine analyzes how audiences evolve their questions, surfaces related intents, and connects them back to the original query, funnel stage, and content cluster.

“The average ChatGPT user asks 3 to 4 follow-up questions per session. If you optimize for only one, you’re invisible for the rest,” said Raghunath Vijayaraghavan, Founder of SEMAI.ai. “This feature helps brands see what AI engines really surface next and positions their content to stay in that conversation.”

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How It Works

The Follow-Up Query feature uses SEMAI’s proprietary AEO intelligence framework to:

Identify sub-queries and related intents across ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity

Classify them by TOFU/MOFU/BOFU funnel stage

Recommend new content opportunities that ensure continuity in AI visibility

Display results in an interactive accordion-tree UI, linking primary queries to all their follow-ups

This makes it easier for brands to plan full conversational coverage across a topic rather than optimizing one question at a time.

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