A recent prediction by a Cloudflare executive has shed light on the future of internet usage, indicating a monumental shift in the balance between human and machine-generated traffic. The executive foresees machine-generated traffic surging by a staggering 1000 times in just five years, dwarfing the growth of human-generated traffic.
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The anticipated surge in machine-generated traffic is attributed to the proliferation of IoT devices, AI systems, and automated processes, which will vastly outpace the growth of human-generated traffic. As a result, humans may become a 'rounding error' on the internet, accounting for only a minor fraction of overall online activity.
