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title: "Making the internet better for AI agents might make it worse for everyone else"
date: 2026-10-19
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description: "Millions of AI agents are descending on a web built for humans. Websites are trying to keep them out, but the arrival of these new visitors could transform the internet."
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# Making the internet better for AI agents might make it worse for everyone else

Millions of AI agents are descending on a web built for humans. Websites are trying to keep them out, but the arrival of these new visitors could transform the internet.

*Published: 2026-10-19*