Chicago press kit — what AI recommends

Free to cite. Everything below is generated from captured AI answers — no opinions, no placement. Take the numbers, the CSV, and a quote.

Cite these

• AI named 562 different businesses across 7 categories in Chicago.
• 84% of them were named by only one AI engine — the engines disagree on almost everyone.
• Only 27 businesses were named by 3 or more engines — the rest are one-engine opinions.

The data

Full dataset (every business, mentions, engines, snapshot): download the CSV.

Top 5 family dentists in Chicago, according to AI

Top 5 hotels in Chicago, according to AI

Top 5 hvac contractors in Chicago, according to AI

Top 5 personal injury lawyers in Chicago, according to AI

Top 5 plumbers in Chicago, according to AI

Top 5 restaurants in Chicago, according to AI

Top 5 roofers in Chicago, according to AI

Methodology

Quote

“AI is the new front door, and most businesses can’t see what it says about them. We ran the experiment in my hometown — Reno — and published every answer, unedited. Nothing here is bought or placed.”

— Ellen Drewes, founder, Memeador (Chicago native / UNR graduate).

About

Ellen Drewes is the founder of Memeador, a one-person senior product-design studio that ships AI-first products and audits AI visibility. She is a University of Nevada, Reno graduate. AI Thinks That is Memeador’s public AI-rankings project.

Corrections & right of reply

Listed businesses: if a listing is wrong, or you want to be added, corrected or removed, email ina@trymemeador.com. We correct factual errors (name, location, category) and mark corrections. Inclusion is never for sale — that is the whole method — and removal requests are honoured on request.

How to cite

"AI Thinks That (aithinksthat.com), Chicago AI rankings, snapshot 2026-10-07. ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI queried with the same buyer prompts; answers captured unedited; ranked by mention count."