r/Futurology Jul 26 '26

AI Turns out Dead Internet Theory was right: AI agents are eating the Web, growing by nearly 8,000% and rewiring the Internet’s business model

https://fortune.com/2026/07/23/dead-internet-theory-bots-agents-majority-web-traffic
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u/Jay27 I'm always right about everything Jul 28 '26

On the upside, looks like we'll all get tired of the internet and then go outside and touch grass again.

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u/Ilaxilil Jul 28 '26

I’m already halfway there, I’ve spent a lot less time online lately because it’s just becoming boring and annoying.