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	== References ==		== References ==
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			== Read also ==
			* [[.tv]]
			* [[.fm]]
			* [[AI washing]]

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	On 16 December 2017, the .ai registry implemented Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) support and completed migration of all domains to the EPP system. This technological advancement enabled multiple registrars to offer .ai domain services, coinciding with the domain's growing popularity among artificial intelligence companies and organisations. While this trend predominantly attracts emerging AI startups and organisations, established AI and technology corporations have generally avoided .ai domains—evidenced by DeepMind maintaining its .com domain and Meta redirecting facebook.ai to ai.meta.com.		On 16 December 2017, the .ai registry implemented Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) support and completed migration of all domains to the EPP system. This technological advancement enabled multiple registrars to offer .ai domain services, coinciding with the domain's growing popularity among artificial intelligence companies and organisations. While this trend predominantly attracts emerging AI startups and organisations, established AI and technology corporations have generally avoided .ai domains—evidenced by DeepMind maintaining its .com domain and Meta redirecting facebook.ai to ai.meta.com.
			== Impact on Anguilla's economy ==
			Revenue generated from .ai domain registrations directly contributes to the Anguilla government treasury. According to a 2018 New York Times report, total revenue from .ai domain sales reached $2.9 million during that year.

			The financial impact of .ai domains on Anguilla's economy has grown substantially, with the territory's government collecting approximately 3.2 crore USD in registration fees during 2023. This revenue stream represented over 10% of the territory's gross domestic product. The economic significance of this income source has been projected to increase dramatically, with Infrastructure and Communications Minister Jose Vanterpool predicting that .ai domain revenue would constitute approximately 47% of state income by 2025.

			The financial sustainability of .ai domain revenue is reinforced by an impressive 90% renewal rate among .ai domain holders. Additionally, Domaintechnik reports that the 2025 renewal cycle of domains initially registered in 2023 is driving another significant surge in state revenues.

	== References ==		== References ==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

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	.ai domains demonstrate transferability to any desired registrar through the Electronic Provisioning Protocol (EPP) registration system.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Whois ai\|url=http://whois.ai/eppfaq.html\|url-status=deviated\|access-date=2021-11-10\|website=whois.ai\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308085824/http://whois.ai/eppfaq.html \|archive-date=2024-03-08 }}</ref> Previously, a whois.ai-based platform facilitated the procurement and auction of expired domains every ten days via standard online procedures.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=.ai Domain Closed Auctions\|url=https://auction.whois.ai/auctions/index/closed \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250608194846/https://auction.whois.ai/auctions/index/closed \|archive-date=2025-06-08 \|access-date=2025-06-15 \|website=auction.whois.ai \|language=en}}</ref> The final auctions on this platform concluded in December 2024, with the scheduled shutdown date of 30 June 2025 having been postponed, as the platform remained operational in subsequent months.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=.ai Domain Auctions Homepage \|url=https://auction.whois.ai/ \|url-status=usurped \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250710121428/https://auction.whois.ai/ \|archive-date=10 July 2025 \|website=auction.whois.ai \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=10 July 2025 \|title=Check if a website is down \|url=https://onlineornot.com/website-down-checker?requestId=GWibR1KVSUaQbEbQMSdMg&url=https://auction.whois.ai \|website=OnlineOrNot \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=.ai Domain Auctions Homepage \|url=https://auction.whois.ai/ \|url-status=usurped \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20251007170604/https://auction.whois.ai/ \|archive-date=7 October 2025 \|website=auction.whois.ai \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=7 October 2025 \|title=Check website performance and response: Check host - online website monitoring \|url=https://check-host.net/check-report/2f9a6130k10b \|website=Check host \|language=en}}</ref>		.ai domains demonstrate transferability to any desired registrar through the Electronic Provisioning Protocol (EPP) registration system.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Whois ai\|url=http://whois.ai/eppfaq.html\|url-status=deviated\|access-date=2021-11-10\|website=whois.ai\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308085824/http://whois.ai/eppfaq.html \|archive-date=2024-03-08 }}</ref> Previously, a whois.ai-based platform facilitated the procurement and auction of expired domains every ten days via standard online procedures.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=.ai Domain Closed Auctions\|url=https://auction.whois.ai/auctions/index/closed \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250608194846/https://auction.whois.ai/auctions/index/closed \|archive-date=2025-06-08 \|access-date=2025-06-15 \|website=auction.whois.ai \|language=en}}</ref> The final auctions on this platform concluded in December 2024, with the scheduled shutdown date of 30 June 2025 having been postponed, as the platform remained operational in subsequent months.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=.ai Domain Auctions Homepage \|url=https://auction.whois.ai/ \|url-status=usurped \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250710121428/https://auction.whois.ai/ \|archive-date=10 July 2025 \|website=auction.whois.ai \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=10 July 2025 \|title=Check if a website is down \|url=https://onlineornot.com/website-down-checker?requestId=GWibR1KVSUaQbEbQMSdMg&url=https://auction.whois.ai \|website=OnlineOrNot \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=.ai Domain Auctions Homepage \|url=https://auction.whois.ai/ \|url-status=usurped \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20251007170604/https://auction.whois.ai/ \|archive-date=7 October 2025 \|website=auction.whois.ai \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=7 October 2025 \|title=Check website performance and response: Check host - online website monitoring \|url=https://check-host.net/check-report/2f9a6130k10b \|website=Check host \|language=en}}</ref>

			== Valuation ==
			The financial structure for .ai domain registration varies by registrar, with annual fees spanning from 140 US$ (the base rate established by Anguilla) to 200$. As of July 2025, the most valuable .ai domain achieved an undisclosed sale price of 15,00,000 US$ on Escrow.com on 08 November 2023—representing a significant increase from the initial 3,00,000 USD transaction with the same purchaser months prior. Among publicly disclosed high-value sales, fin.ai commanded 10,00,000 USD in March 2025.

			On 16 December 2017, the .ai registry implemented Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) support and completed migration of all domains to the EPP system. This technological advancement enabled multiple registrars to offer .ai domain services, coinciding with the domain's growing popularity among artificial intelligence companies and organisations. While this trend predominantly attracts emerging AI startups and organisations, established AI and technology corporations have generally avoided .ai domains—evidenced by DeepMind maintaining its .com domain and Meta redirecting facebook.ai to ai.meta.com.
	== References ==		== References ==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

Adarshatva at 16:01, 24 June 2026

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 As of January 2025, [[Identity Digital]] assumed management responsibilities for the .ai domain registry, marking a transition in its administrative oversight while maintaining its established technical infrastructure and global accessibility.
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Created page with "{{Short description|Top-level Internet domain for Anguilla}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2026}} {{About|the top-level domain|the .ai file format|Adobe Illustrator Artwork|other uses|Ai (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox Top level domain | name = .ai | image = DotAI logo.svg | introduced = 16 February 1995 | type = Country code top-level domain | status = Active | registry = Identity Digital | sponsor = Government of Anguilla |..."

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{{About|the top-level domain|the .ai file format|Adobe Illustrator Artwork|other uses|Ai (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox Top level domain
| name = .ai
| image = DotAI logo.svg
| introduced = 16 February 1995
| type = [[Country code top-level domain]]
| status = Active
| registry = [[Identity Digital]]
| sponsor = [[Government of Anguilla]]
| intendeduse = Entities connected with [[Anguilla]]
| actualuse = Some use in Anguilla; very popular with companies and websites related to [[artificial intelligence]] (AI).
| restrictions = None
| structure = Registrations 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).
| document =
| disputepolicy = [[Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy|UDRP]]
| dnssec = Yes
| website = {{URL|https://www.nic.ai/}}
| registereddomains = 1,277,727
| dateregistereddomains = June 2026
| refregistereddomains = <ref>{{Cite web|title=TLD info .ai|url=https://domainnamestat.com/statistics/tld/ai-TLD_ID-1236|website=Domain Name Stat|access-date=6 June 2026}}</ref>
}}

{{Artificial intelligence}}

'''.ai''' domain serves as the [[Internet]] [[country code]] [[top-level domain]] (ccTLD) for [[Anguilla]], a [[British Overseas Territories|British Overseas Territory]] situated in the [[Caribbean]] region. The domain's administration remains under the jurisdiction of the Anguilla government.

The .ai extension has gained significant popularity within the artificial intelligence industry, with numerous companies and technological projects adopting this domain as a strategic web address choice. This widespread adoption has transformed what was originally a territory-specific designation into a globally recognised digital identifier for AI-related enterprises.

Google's search engine algorithm treats the .ai domain as a generic top-level domain (gTLD), reflecting the platform's recognition that "users and website owners frequently see [the domain] as being more generic than country-targeted." This classification became more formalized in 2021 when Google Search analyst Gary Illyes announced that ".ai" had been incorporated into Google's list of generic country-code top-level domains. This reclassification ensures that Google will no longer automatically infer Anguilla-specific geographical targeting from the ccTLD usage.

As of January 2025, [[Identity Digital]] assumed management responsibilities for the .ai domain registry, marking a transition in its administrative oversight while maintaining its established technical infrastructure and global accessibility.

== References ==
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