The Indicator from Planet Money · October 26, 2026 · 9m

How bots are overtaking humans on the internet

The Indicator examines a shift in online traffic: more bots than humans are now active on the internet. The episode asks what that change means for the way people experience digital spaces. It also raises the question of whether automated and human activity can coexist peacefully online.

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Bots outnumber humans online

The episode reports that there are now more bots than humans active on the internet.

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What bot dominance means for human experience

The episode asks what a bot-majority internet means for how humans experience being online.

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