Making the internet better for AI agents might make it worse for everyone else
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Until recently, you could divide internet users into just two categories: bots and people. Websites have long allowed bots to perform automated tasks, like captu…
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Two types of internet users
Traditionally, websites have treated all visitors as either bots—automated programs performing tasks like indexing web pages—or people.
Bots follow strict rules to avoid disrupting human experiences, while humans navigate sites designed for their needs.
However, this division is changing with the rise of personal AI agents, which act on behalf of individuals to perform tasks such as booking flights or hotels.
Unlike bots, these agents are not fully automated; they operate under human instruction but at speeds far exceeding human capability.
Their introduction creates a third category of web visitor, complicating existing systems that distinguish bots from people.
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