AI Bots Now Outnumber Human Internet Users After 7,851% Traffic Surge
By
Joe Hindy
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Summary
AI agent traffic surged 7,851% in a single year, and for the first time, bots now outnumber humans on the open web. The article explores what this means for internet usage, cybersecurity, and the changing landscape of online traffic, as automated agents increasingly dominate web activity over human users.
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Now, for the first time, bots outnumber humans on the open web.
It all started with a long-running affection for building his own PCs, which he did for the first time as a teenager.
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