Can Cloudflare save the web from AI?
Decoder with Nilay Patel
- Published
- September 26, 2026
- Duration
- 1h 18m
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Sep 30, 2026
Discusses ai.
Summary
Cloudflare discovered in June that bots already make up more than half of internet traffic — and CEO Matthew Prince says that bots could outnumber humans a thousand to one within five years. That's a huge change to the internet, and if the web is going to keep existing, it needs a huge change to its business model. Can Cloudflare use its place in the ecos…
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Cloudflare discovered in June that bots already make up more than half of internet traffic — and CEO Matthew Prince says that bots could outnumber humans a thousand to one within five years. That's a huge change to the internet, and if the web is going to keep existing, it needs a huge change to its business model. Can Cloudflare use its place in the ecosystem to direct the money back to the people who make content? Links: How I choose which Cloudflare employees to replace with AI | Wall Street
Themes
- ai