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.ai
Introduced16 February 1995
TLDtypeCountry code top-level domain
StatusActive
RegistryOffshore Information Services
SponsorGovernment of Anguilla
Intended useEntities connected withAnguilla
Actual useSome use in Anguilla; majorly popular with companies working in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry.
Registered domains372,724 (March 2024)[1]
Registration restrictionsNone
StructureRegistrations possible at third level, beneath several second-level labels, are available to anybody; second-level registrations are now available to anybody as well (as of 26 June 2006).
Dispute policiesUDRP
DNSSECNo
Registry websitenic.ai

.aiis theInternetcountry codetop-level domain(ccTLD) forAnguilla,aBritish Overseas Territoryin theCaribbean.It is administered by thegovernment of Anguilla.

It is popular with companies and projects related to theartificial intelligenceindustry (AI).[2][3][4]

Second and third level registrations[edit]

Registrations withinoff.ai,com.ai,net.ai,andorg.aiare available worldwide without restriction. From September 15, 2009, second level registrations within.aiare available to everyone worldwide.

Registration[edit]

The minimum registration term allowed for.aidomainis 2 years for registration and 2 years for renewal. The authority in charge of managing this extension is “WHOIS.AI”. Registrations began on 1995-02-16. The minimum length is 2 and the maximum is 63 characters. There are no requirements for registering domain, anybody can register them, local and foreign residents.

An.ai domain can be suspended or revoked, if the domain is involved in illegal activity such as violating trademarks or copyrights. Usage must not violate the laws of Anguilla.[5]

Anguilla uses the UDRP. Filing a UDRP challenge requires using one of theICANNApproved Dispute Resolution Service Providers. If the domain is with an ICANN accredited registrar, they should work with the arbitrator. Usually this means either doing nothing or transferring a domain..ai domains are transferable to any desired registrars as the registration of domain is done maintainingEPP.[6]

The character set supported for.ai domain names include A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and hyphen. As of November 2022,.ai domains cannot accommodate IDN characters.[7]The auction of expired.ai domains is undertaken every ten days where expired domains can be procured through the auction process.[8]

Valuation[edit]

Domains are $180 for each two-year period. As of December 2017, the ".ai" registry supportsExtensible Provisioning Protocol.Consequently, many registrars are allowed to sell ".ai" domains. Since then, the.aiccTLDhas also been popular withartificial intelligencecompanies and organizations. Though such trends are primarily seen among new AI based companies or startups, many established AI and Tech companies preferred not to opt for.ai domain. For example,DeepMindhas its domain retained at;Metahas redirected its facebook.ai domain to ai.meta.[9]

As of November 2022,expert.aiis the most valued.ai domain that has been sold. The sell was brokered and mediated bySedoin June 2020 and was finalized at €95,000 (about US$108,000).[10][11]

Impact on Anguilla's economy[edit]

The registration fees earned from the.ai domains go to the treasury of Government of Anguilla. As per aNew York Timesreport, in 2018, the total revenue generated out of selling.ai domains was $2.9 million.[12][13]

In 2023, Anguilla’s government made about US$32 million from fees collected for registering.ai domains. That amounted to more than 10 per cent ofgross domestic productfor the territory.[14][15]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^".AI Whois – Domain Search in Anguilla".whois.marcaria.Retrieved2024-03-05.
  2. ^Purnell, Newley; Olson, Parmy (2019-08-14)."AI Startup Boom Raises Questions of Exaggerated Tech Savvy".Wall Street Journal.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-08-14.Retrieved2020-01-27– via wsj.
  3. ^"What's in a Name? Trends in Creating Robot and AI Company Names".Robotics Business Review.2019-06-12. Archived fromthe originalon 2023-06-08.Retrieved2020-01-27.
  4. ^Tung, Liam."Why one tiny island is still a domain name giant".ZDNet.
  5. ^".AI Domain".domaintyper.Retrieved2021-10-15.
  6. ^"Whois ai".whois.ai.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-04-30.Retrieved2021-11-10.
  7. ^"GoDaddy - About.ai Domains".godaddy.Retrieved2022-11-18.
  8. ^".ai Domain Auctions | auction.whois.ai".auction.whois.ai.Retrieved2021-11-10.
  9. ^Chawla, Vishal (2020-03-08)."Is.AI Domain Name Extension Any Valuable For AI Startups Or Just A Marketing Ploy?".Analytics India Magazine.Retrieved2021-11-10.
  10. ^"Why.AI domain name has become so popular?".nominus.Retrieved2021-11-10.
  11. ^"Expert.ai domain sells for record €95,000".Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News.2020-06-23.Retrieved2021-11-10.
  12. ^Lohr, Steve (2020-02-04)."Tropical Breezes, Pristine Beaches and a Domain Name to Die For".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2021-11-10.
  13. ^Lohr, Steve (4 February 2020)."Anguilla, with its domain name, cashes in on a quirky trend".chicagotribune.Retrieved2021-11-10.
  14. ^Collins, Barry."The Tiny Caribbean Island That's Making A Fortune From AI".Forbes.Retrieved2024-03-25.
  15. ^"AI boom makes millions for unlikely industry player, Anguilla".The Straits Times.2024-03-24.ISSN0585-3923.Retrieved2024-03-25.

External links[edit]

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