Executive Summary

We are witnessing a fundamental shift in how humanity accesses information. Hundreds of millions of people now turn to AI systems like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini as their primary interface for knowledge. These systems don't just generate responses—they actively cite and reference content from across the internet, establishing new patterns of trust and authority. The platforms currently being cited weren't built for this purpose. Reddit and Wikipedia have become default sources not through design, but through circumstance. Their contributors receive no recognition or reward for becoming the knowledge base that AI systems rely upon. Voyage addresses this gap. We're building a platform purpose-designed for AI citation, where contributors create optimized content through AI-guided conversations and earn ownership in the knowledge infrastructure they help build. Our approach is grounded in proven expertise. Through Voyage Analytics, we've spent years helping enterprises optimize their presence in AI-generated responses through Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). We've analyzed millions of AI citations and understand what makes content authoritative and citable. Now we're bringing that institutional knowledge to a community-driven model. This whitepaper outlines our vision for becoming the definitive knowledge layer between human expertise and AI systems—and how early contributors can help build and benefit from that future.