The Indicator from Planet Money

How bots are overtaking humans on the internet

Montag, 26. Oktober 2026 · 9 min

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There are now more bots than humans online. What does that mean for how we experience the internet? Can bots and humans peacefully coexist online?

Fact checking by Sierra Juarez (npr.org/people/1268825622/sierra-juarez).

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