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We Tested 60,924 Stores. Then Realized We Were Asking the Wrong Question.

https://atomfoundry.dev/research/candidacy-vs-selection

AI recommendations have a hidden second layer. We tested 60,924 e-commerce stores and found that what gets a brand into the recommendation set predicts almost nothing about who wins once it's there. This is what we're learning about Candidacy vs Selection.

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