What is Cloudflare AI Bot Traffic and why is it a concern?

Cloudflare AI Bot Traffic refers to automated traffic generated by AI-powered bots attempting to access and interact with websites. This traffic can be benign (e.g., AI research) or malicious (e.g., scraping, credential stuffing, denial-of-service). High volumes of AI bot traffic can overload servers, consume resources, and negatively impact website performance, leading to slower loading times and potentially disrupting legitimate user access.