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Episode #582 - AI Search Is Rewriting the Rules. Are You Still Playing the Old Game? - with Andreas Voniatis

Mar 9, 2026

In this episode of ScaleUp Radio, Kevin Brent sits down with Andreas Voniatis, founder of Artios.io, to explore what might be the biggest shift in search since Google began.

Traditional SEO as we know it is fading. AI search is changing how content is discovered, prioritised, and rewarded. And Andreas saw it coming early.

In fact, Artios built its own Large Language Model back in 2019; years before ChatGPT entered the mainstream.

This conversation dives into:

  • Why traditional SEO is becoming a back-office function
  • Why most AI content strategies are fundamentally flawed
  • What “information gain” really means; and why it’s now critical
  • How Andreas bootstrapped deep-tech R&D without external investors
  • The founder mindset shifts that helped him scale without burning out

As always, we break the discussion into three parts. First, the business, the model and where Artios.io is on its ScaleUp journey. Second, Andreas’ views on scaling challenges and the future of AI search. And third, a few quickfire questions to close.

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Andreas can be found here:

http://artios.io/guaranteed-winning

 

Resources:

The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-story-of-philosophy-will-durant/201405a61e221106?ean=9780486848556&next=t