The Silent Takeover: AI, Bots Outpace Humans On Internet
Techstrong.ai, Friday, March 27th, 2026
The fundamental assumption of the digital age that a person is on the other side of your screen is officially becoming a relic of the past.
According to the State of AI Traffic report released Thursday by cybersecurity firm Human Security, the internet has reached a historic tipping point: automated systems and artificial intelligence (AI) now account for most of the global web traffic, effectively eclipsing human activity.
The shift marks a radical transformation in how the digital ecosystem functions. Stu Solomon, CEO of Human Security, noted that the internet's original architecture was built on the 'basic notion' of human-to-human interaction.
'That notion is very rapidly being replaced,' Solomon told CNBC. 'Machine-based traffic is effectively replacing humans as the dominant form of traffic.'