Automated agents exceed 50% of web traffic, fueled by open-source AI
pstAsiatech · x · 2026-08-25
CloudFlare CEO Matthew Prince noted that automated agents and bots now generate more than half of all web requests for the first time. This trend is significantly enabled by the proliferation of open-source AI models. Additionally, DeepSeek is leading a surge in low-cost Chinese open-weight models, with open models reaching a record 62% share on a US web development platform, reversing figures from June.
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