Mytton: Edge inference can filter click spam before ad auctions occur
David Mytton · AI is Revolutionizing Web Security - Bots, Agents, & Real-Time Defense · Jun 16, 2025 · at 23:54
Arcjet CEO David Mytton explains how low-latency edge computing enables security filtering prior to ad processing.
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“Super fast inference on the edge coming into a decision and for advertisers stopping click spam, that's a huge problem and being able to come to that decision before it even goes through your ad model and the auction system.”
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