India, Aug. 21 -- Fastly says the rapid rise of machine-generated traffic could make edge infrastructure more strategic as enterprises deal with capacity, cost, security, and performance challenges

The internet is entering a phase where machines are becoming a much larger part of the traffic flowing across it. AI agents are increasingly retrieving information, accessing websites, comparing data, and carrying out tasks on behalf of users. For enterprises, that changes the infrastructure equation.

Fastly's latest network data points to the scale of the shift. AI-generated traffic grew around 30% between January and May 2026, about 6.5 times faster than human traffic. More than 51% of AI requests also required access to origin infrastructu...