Stephanie Cohen

Stephanie Cohen, Chief Strategy Officer at Cloudflare, discusses the evolving role of AI and bots in the online ecosystem. She reveals startling trends: human traffic to publisher sites has plummeted, while bot crawls have surged. Cohen outlines Cloudflare's innovative pay-per-crawl model designed to restore balance and demand for high-quality content. She envisions a Spotify-like marketplace where publishers control access and monetize their content. The conversation highlights the urgent need for clarity and control in the age of AI.