Cloudflare says humans could become a "rounding error" as bots generate 1,000 times more internet traffic
📍 Aftermath
The narrative was amplified by several finance and tech sites citing Musk’s backing of the study and Cloudflare’s own blog on agentic internet behavior. After that day's flurry of reports, the trend fell silent with no further definitive updates.
Epilogue added 9d ago, after coverage quieted.
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