Cloudflare released its latest industry report, showing that bots accounted for 57.3% of global web requests in Q1 2026, exceeding human traffic at 42.7%. AI crawlers and automated programs drove the growth, with generative AI bot traffic jumping sharply year-over-year. Insiders warn this trend brings new risks to cybersecurity, content compliance and internet infrastructure, calling for global joint responses.
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