AI Digital Karma Glossary

A website, page, or content property built to compound in both human search and AI retrieval because its identity, structure, and provenance are explicit enough for machines to understand and trust.

An open-source framework that defines how AI-native websites structure content, signal authority, and participate in the AI-indexed web ... turning the abstract concept of digital karma into a measurable, implementable standard.

The cumulative reputation a creator builds through what they publish online ... and how that reputation shapes AI systems' understanding of who they are and what they know.

A structured data format that lets a page declare exactly what it is to machines ... one of the core layers AI Now Guide uses to turn content into an AI-readable digital asset.

The accumulated cost of years of low-quality, derivative, or AI-disposable content ... a deficit that makes you harder for AI systems to recognize and cite correctly.