Digiday·2026-05-29

Overheard at IAB Tech Lab Summit: Tim Berners-Lee on the agentic web

Digiday readers need no reminder that the internet s infrastructure, not to mention its funding, is in flux, causing equal amounts of trepidation and excitement among those earning a living in the digital economy. Amid this dynamic, IAB Tech Lab, the body responsible for setting tech standards in the ad industry, hosted its annual summit this week, where Tim Berners-Lee shared his views on how the

Digiday readers need no reminder that the internet s infrastructure, not to mention its funding, is in flux, causing equal amounts of trepidation and excitement among those earning a living in the digital economy. Amid this dynamic, IAB Tech Lab, the body responsible for setting tech standards in the ad industry, hosted its annual summit this week, where Tim Berners-Lee shared his views on how the