51% of Web Traffic Is Now Ai, but Most Apis Still Return HTML
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The article discusses how AI-generated traffic is becoming a significant portion of web traffic, yet most APIs still return HTML, and the discussion revolves around the implications of this trend.
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Key findings: - Token costs drop 95% when serving JSON/Markdown vs HTML - Companies with agent-friendly APIs seeing 400% traffic increases - New metrics (AIX, TX, MPX) becoming more important than traditional KPIs
The article includes: - OpenAPI, Arazzo, MCP and GEPA - Examples for content negotiation - 30-day transformation roadmap
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