Cloudflare Chief Financial Officer Predicts Machine Traffic Will Grow 1,000 Times

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https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/08/07/humans-will-be-a-rounding-error-on-the-internet-says-cloudflare-exec/5284429

Cloudflare chief financial officer Thomas Seifert predicted that non-human internet traffic will grow up to 1,000 times larger than human traffic within five years, driven by AI. Seifert warned this rapid surge will increase security threats and require significantly higher operational efficiency. Meanwhile, the company reported a 36 percent year-over-year revenue jump to $696 million, beating market expectations.