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GA4 adds AI Assistant channel for referral tracking
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14 May
Google Analytics AI Assistant Traffic: Tracks ChatGPT, Gemini & Claude Traffic
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Google Analytics Adds AI Assistant As Default Channel Group via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
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