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Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince discusses the future of the web in the AI age

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Matthew Prince, CEO of Cloudflare, emphasizes the company's role in reshaping the internet's business model in response to the rise of AI and bot traffic. He notes that over half of internet traffic is now generated by bots, which presents challenges and opportunities for website owners. Cloudflare aims to provide tools for managing this traffic and adapting to the changing landscape.

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The business model of the internet is shifting from a primarily advertising-based model to one that must account for the increasing influence of AI and bot traffic.

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Cloudflare found in June that bots made up more than half of internet traffic.

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Cloudflare laid off more than a thousand people earlier this year, which is 20 percent of the company.

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The business model of the internet has dramatically changed because of AI and bot traffic.

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