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Cloudflare estimates that nearly 60 percent of global internet traffic now comes from automated scripts. The company says the shift occurred months ago and places Iran’s network at 75 to 80 percent bots.
gbhackers.comAutomated scripts now generate almost 60 percent of worldwide internet traffic, according to a Cloudflare report published last week. The report includes traditional crawlers, search indexers, malware bots, and newer AI agents. Cloudflare’s CEO said bots passed human traffic for the first time in internet history.
Country-level differences Iran’s network shows the highest share of automated traffic, with estimates between 75 and 80 percent bots. The same report places Israel’s bot traffic at 18 percent, with periodic spikes attributed to foreign operations.
Theory background The Dead Internet Theory, discussed in online forums since the late 2010s, predicted that most online activity would eventually come from bots. The Cloudflare data indicate that humans are now the minority of internet operators.
Al JazeeraThe U.S. directed Anthropic to block all foreign nationals from its two frontier AI models last week. Anthropic took the systems offline; G7 allies discussed a trusted-partner access plan.
Los Angeles TimesSuper PACs tied to Anthropic and OpenAI have spent more than $37 million on congressional primaries this cycle. The groups have outspent candidates in some races and focused on candidates who back differing approaches to AI regulation.
indiatoday.intoday.inThe chemist who led AlphaFold development will join the AI startup after nearly a decade at Google. He shared the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Demis Hassabis.