Let me share something fascinating: The Web is experiencing its most significant transformation since its beginning in the 1990s, shifting from human-centric design to a "robot-first" approach where AI systems are becoming primary consumers of web content. 

While early web protocols helped manage human access across devices and restrict access by robots like search engine crawlers, today's websites actively court robot engagement for improved user experiences, automation and to feed the algorithm and language models. However, this shift brings challenges – from AI manipulation concerns to questions about data privacy and algorithmic bias.

Remember when "mobile-first" was the hot trend in web development? Well, get ready for "AI-first," or with all the confusion around AI as a term, let’s just call it what it really is: Robots-first. 

New standards and protocols are emerging to help website owners manage AI interactions while preserving the web's core mission of democratized knowledge sharing. This article will explore how these changes impact web development strategies impacting how one approaches web development.