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Online bot traffic will exceed human traffic by 2027, Cloudflare CEO says

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By 2027 AI bots may outnumber humans online, according to Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince. He says generative AI agents are dramatically increasing web traffic and infrastructure demand, implying higher capex and scaling needs for CDNs and cloud providers and potential revenue upside (and security risks) for Cloudflare and peers.

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By 2027 AI bots may outnumber humans online, according to Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince. He says generative AI agents are dramatically increasing web traffic and infrastructure demand, implying higher capex and scaling needs for CDNs and cloud providers and potential revenue upside (and security risks) for Cloudflare and peers.

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