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title: "Discussion on \"Semantic Search Already Won. The Real Fight Is One Layer Up.\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Semantic Search Already Won. The Real Fight Is One Layer Up.\". You’re optimizing the wrong layer retrieval is done, protocols are not."
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# [Semantic Search Already Won. The Real Fight Is One Layer Up.](https://cihangir-bozdogan.hashnode.dev/semantic-search-already-won-the-real-fight-is-one-layer-up?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

You’re optimizing the wrong layer retrieval is done, protocols are not.

Apr 29 · 18 min read · cihangir-bozdogan.hashnode.dev  
Updated May 5  
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Senior software engineer based in the London

I build things on the internet so other things on the internet can find them. I write about AI search, the weird new economics of visibility. I spend my days deep in code, my evenings reading about AI ranking signals, and my weekends pretending I'll finally take a break. I write here about what I'm building, what's breaking, and what I wish someone had told me before I started.

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