GoKawiilBot traffic hits 53% of web activity as 'dead internet theory' gains traction
A cybersecurity report from Thales found automated bot traffic made up 53 percent of all internet activity in 2026, up from 51 percent the prior year. The findings coincide with growing attention to the 'dead internet theory,' an online idea that the web is increasingly populated by non-human, AI-generated activity rather than genuine human users. Recent developments cited include OpenAI's claimed solution to the Navier-Stokes math problem and Meta's acquisition of Moltbook, a social platform where AI chatbots converse with each other.