The small world web of AI

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The rise of generative AI has transformed many fields, including networking. While generative AI is already used for network management and operation, little was done to fundamentally change the way we use the web. In this paper, we make the case for reimagining the web in the age of AI. With just minor changes to HTTP, we demonstrate that web content can be distributed as prompts turned into content on end user devices. This new small world web (SWW) of AI reduces storage demands and network load, and has the potential to improve Internet sustainability over time.

Authors: Zilberman, N; Jackson, A

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Association for Computer Machinery
• Host title: HotNets '25: Proceedings of the 24th ACM Workshop on Hot Topics in Networks
• Pages: 42-50
• Publication date: 2025-11-17
• Acceptance date: 2025-10-21
• Event title: 24th ACM Workshop on Hot Topics in Networks (HotNets 2025)
• Event location: College Park, Maryland, USA
• Event website: https://conferences.sigcomm.org/hotnets/2025/
• Event start date: 2025-11-17
• Event end date: 2025-11-18
• DOI: 10.1145/3772356.3772420
• ISBN: 9798400722806
• Language: English
• Keywords: WWW; generative AI; HTTP; sustainability