Exclusive: Cursor acquires code review startup Graphite as AI coding competition heats up

Cursor's acquisition of code review startup Graphite as AI coding competition heats up marks a significant expansion of its capabilities in the AI coding space. This move is likely to enhance Cursor's code review and debugging capabilities, allowing it to better compete with other AI coding startups. For website owners, this means that AI-powered coding tools are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and the lines between human and AI-generated content may become even more blurred. As AI coding competition intensifies, website owners can expect to see more advanced AI-generated code snippets and potentially even entire websites built using AI tools. This could lead to an increase in AI bot traffic to their sites, as AI-powered coding tools test and iterate on their creations. To prepare for this shift, website owners can take several steps: monitor their website's traffic for unusual patterns that may indicate AI bot activity, review and update their llms.txt files to ensure they are accurately tracking AI-generated content, and consider implementing measures to distinguish between human and AI-generated traffic to better understand their site's engagement metrics.