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Google tells developers to build websites for AI agents, not just humans

Google's web.dev guidance now advises developers to treat AI agents as a distinct visitor type alongside human users, recommending practices similar to accessibility and structured data. The shift formalizes "agent-readability" as a baseline web design concern and signals that agentic traffic is now significant enough to warrant dedicated standards.

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