Bot traffic
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Report: AI and Bots Officially Take Over the Internet
A recent report indicates AI and bots have surpassed human users in online activity, a significant shift from the internet’s original human-centric design. Automated traffic, fueled by advanced AI like LLMs, grew nearly eightfold faster than human activity in 2025. While not all automated traffic is malicious, this trend necessitates new trust mechanisms as machines increasingly act on our behalf. Industry forecasts predict AI bots will outnumber humans online by 2027.
