Bot and AI agent internet traffic surpasses human traffic for the first time, Cloudflare reports
Cloudflare reports that web traffic from bots and AI agents has surpassed human-generated traffic for the first time. This marks a significant shift in internet usage patterns, where automated systems now generate more online activity than actual people.
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Web traffic from bots and AI agents is now higher in volume than traffic produced by people, according to an executive at tech company Cloudflare.
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