Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince warns that advanced AI agents could pose significant challenges to small businesses, potentially disrupting their operations and competitive edge.
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Jun 24, 2026
04:46 pm
What's the storyCloudflare CEO Matthew Prince has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) agents could pose a threat to small businesses.
He said convincing an AI agent to buy from a small business is "incredibly hard."
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