Since the 1990s, Anguilla has been responsible for assigning .ai internet addresses to residents and businesses. The .ai domain was one of many country-specific names and was largely overlooked until the recent boom in artificial intelligence. Now, the tropical island finds itself sitting on a digital treasure.
Key takeaways:
- Anguilla, a tropical British territory, is expected to make millions from a surge in demand for web addresses ending with .ai.
- The frenzy around artificial intelligence has increased the demand for .ai domain names.
- It's estimated that Anguilla will bring in as much as $30 million in domain-registration fees for 2023.
- Since the 1990s, Anguilla has been in charge of assigning internet addresses that end in .ai to residents and businesses looking to register websites.