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The Search Engine for the Agentic Web — Will Bryk, Exa

AI Engineer · Sep 16, 2026 · Industry Trends

AI searches will surpass human searches by 2026.

“this year we expect the number of searches from AI systems to exceed that of humans.”

Exa announced that it predicts AI-driven searches will outnumber human searches by 2026 and could increase a thousandfold in the coming years. This shift indicates a significant evolution in the search ecosystem, showcasing the growing importance of AI in information retrieval.

AI search engine Exa

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