.ai
Anguilla is a British overseas territory. It is situated in the Caribbean region. .ai is the country code and top-level domain of Anguilla. The Government of Anguilla controls this domain.[1] The domain is popular among the companies working in Artificial Intelligence (AI) sector.[2]
Second and third level registrations edit
There are no restrictions for registrations within org.ai, com.ai, net.ai, and off.ai domains globally. On the other hand, there are certain restrictions when it comes to top-level domains. However, from 15 September 2009, .ai will be available for everyone across the globe to register.
Registration edit
The minimum tern allowed for registration within the .ai domain is 2 years with the same 2 years renewal limit. WHOIS.AI is the central authority responsible for managing the extension. The registration process started on 16 February 1995. The minimum length required at the time of registration was 2, with a minimum of 63 characters. There is no restriction for anyone.[3] A resident of any country and nationality can register in this domain.
The domain can be suspended and revoked if any illegal activity is found. In case of copyright or trademark issues, serious actions will be taken against the person. The laws of the government of Anguilla must be followed at every cost.[4]
The Anguillan government uses USRP. If you want to file a UDRP challenge, you must use an approved ICANN Dispute Resolution Service Provider for this. ICANN registrar will work with the arbitrator if the domain is an ICANN accredited registrar. It means either doing nothing or transferring the domain. The registration of the .ai domain is done using and maintaining EPP, and it means that, ai domain can be transferred to any desired registrar.[5]
A-Z, a-z, 0-9 and hyphen are included in the character set of the .ai domain. IDN characters are not allowed in this domain. The auction of expired domains is held after every 10 days, where they are presented and sold to the subsequent buyers.[6]
There was 112,022 active .ai domain in November 2021.[7]
References edit
- ↑ What’s in a Name? Trends in Creating Robot and AI Company Names
- ↑ AI Startup Boom Raises Questions of Exaggerated Tech Savvy, The Wall Street Journal
- ↑ Why one tiny island is still a domain name giant, Zdnet.com
- ↑ ai-domain
- ↑ EPP FAQ and Terms & Conditions, Whois.ai
- ↑ _ai Domain Auctions
- ↑ .AI Whois – Domain Search in Anguilla