{"slug": "what-happens-to-the-internet-when-robots-act-like-humans", "title": "What happens to the internet when robots act like…", "summary": "WPEngine CTO Ramadass Prabakar discussed the evolution of the internet to serve both human and agentic experiences from the same interface, and the need to differentiate and protect human actions online from malicious bot activity. The conversation, hosted by Ryan, focused on the implications of AI agents acting like humans online and strategies for safeguarding human interactions.", "body_md": "Ryan welcomes WPEngine CTO Ramadass Prabakar to the show to chat about what happens—and what we should do—when agents start acting like humans online, how our internet is evolving to serve both human and agentic experiences from the same interface, and what we can do to differentiate and protect human actions online from malicious bot activity.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/what-happens-to-the-internet-when-robots-act-like-humans", "canonical_source": "https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/07/31/what-happens-internet-when-robots-act-like-humans/", "published_at": "2026-07-31 06:26:48.024086+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-31 06:26:49.716269+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-agents", "ai-policy", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["WPEngine", "Ramadass Prabakar", "Ryan"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/what-happens-to-the-internet-when-robots-act-like-humans", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/what-happens-to-the-internet-when-robots-act-like-humans.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/what-happens-to-the-internet-when-robots-act-like-humans.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/what-happens-to-the-internet-when-robots-act-like-humans.jsonld"}}