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Cloudflare chief executive Matthew Prince warns that autonomous AI agents could soon dominate web traffic, with scraper bots imposing costs on businesses without offering much in return.
Why it mattersPrince suggests micropayments might compensate creators, but says the infrastructure for processing millions of tiny transactions a second remains a major hurdle. He also argues that AI agents shopping for users could favour established giants over startups. That is a sizeable bill for the web to settle, and the payment rails are not built yet.
Discuss: If AI agents use the web at scale, should their operators pay for the content and infrastructure they consume, or should access remain open?
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