What happens when AI bot traffic starts to catch up with human visitors?

From small publishers to US federal agencies, websites are reporting unusual spikes in automated traffic linked to IP addresses in Lanzhou, China.

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LLMs and AI Agents are reshaping how the web operates and how consumers interact with it. As AI-powered shopping assistants increasingly drive purchase decisions, retail sites are now serving a dual ...

As the Web turns 25, it's becoming a terrific place if you're a bot. It began as a tool for human communication, but now, over 60 percent of the traffic on the Web is automated applications called ...

SINGAPORE: Bots accounted for 29 percent of global web traffic in the third quarter of 2025, with 89 percent of headless bot activity targeting financial services and commerce sites, according to a ...