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Huawei forecasts AI agent dominance by 2035

Huawei expects that by 2035, autonomous AI agents will generate over 90% of global AI token traffic, according to its new report. The company also projects that annual AI token consumption could surge 100,000 times, driven by a rapid shift from app-centric to agent-centric systems. Huawei says maintaining security and privacy for these agents will require major improvements in infrastructure and new technologies.

Why it mattersIf accurate, these projections suggest fundamental changes in how digital systems are built and secured, with large new demands for computing resources and safeguards against misuse of autonomous agents.

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