Harnessing Uncertainty

Inside the emergence of LLMs & AI spaces from search - where context reigns supreme.

By Daniel A. Dahlen

With nearly 2 decades quietly working behind the scenes in the search marketing industry, inlightofontext.com is my contribution from the large collection of notes, thoughts and predictions from that time, for posterity.
 
 
April 17, 2026
Rigor: The Implications Of Contextuality & Observer-Dependent Outcomes In AI/LLM Search Spaces
Take a deep breath.   If you’ve been following along on this blog, the past few weeks have been a bit more heavy on technical & […]
April 11, 2026
Query, Key, Value: The Heartbeat of Search – And AI/LLM – Spaces
I’ve written about a lot in this blog – from the challenges of measuring AI/LLM search spaces, to research that exposes the non-classical behavior in these […]
April 3, 2026
High Fidelity Representation: Why Sound, Smart SEO Matters More Now Than Ever In The Age Of AI Search
Gimmicks.   Sadly in search (and digital marketing in general) gimmicks are everywhere.   A gimmick, strictly speaking, is a method or tactic meant to temporarily […]
March 27, 2026
Contextual Overlap: The Transformer, Attention Mechanism And Non-Classical Spaces
I tend to look at things from a 10,000 foot view on most things in the digital world.   Whether it’s my mathematics background or my […]
March 19, 2026
Measurement Operators On AI/LLM Search Spaces: Finding A New Basis For AI Search Visibility
The past few weeks have been a lot if you’ve been following along here.   To catch up folks that might have missed a few bits […]
March 12, 2026
Decision Making: Asking The Right Questions About AI Search Visibility
AI search visibility is a big talking point in the search world.   Last week I mentioned how measuring these new search systems powered by AI […]
March 3, 2026
Breaking Bell: Revealing AI Search Visibility’s (Classical) Limitations
“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”   Last week’s post was many years in the making.   In […]
February 23, 2026
The Little Things: Why You’re Having Such A Difficult Time Measuring AI Search Visibility
There’s been something bothering me in the search world.   I’ve been (quietly) working in search & digital marketing for nearly 2 decades and the past […]