.ai

This article is about the top-level domain. For the .ai file format, see Adobe Illustrator Artwork. For other uses, see Ai (disambiguation).

.ai

Introduced	1995
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Offshore Information Services
Sponsor	Government of Anguilla
Intended use	Entities connected with Anguilla
Actual use	Used for some sites based in Anguilla; although second and third-level registrations are available worldwide there hasn't been much use of them
Registration 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).
Website	Nic.com.ai

.ai is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Anguilla. It is administered by the government of Anguilla.

Second and third level registrations

Registrations within off.ai, com.ai, net.ai, and org.ai are available unrestrictedly, worldwide, but don't appear to be getting much use. From September 15, 2009, second level registrations within .ai are available to everyone worldwide.

Second level(more info)	Part of second level	First level	Info	Source
off.ai	off	ai
com.ai	com	ai	Commercial entities (Trade license / Business authorization or approval from the Ministry of Commerce.)
net.ai	net	ai	Network providers
org.ai	org	ai	Non-commercial entities

There is a $100 USD fee to become a registered user at whois.ai. Domains are $100 for each 2 year period. The order process is mainly manual and requires fax, and address verification, and a waiting period of 3 months after payment to "make sure there is no problem with your credit card". However, the waiting period can be reduced by 1 month per successful verification of each fax, SMS, and address thus effectively removing the waiting period.

Usage Outside of Anguilla

With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), certain companies are beginning to purchase .ai domains to represent an artificial intelligence application. One example of this is the Tempo AI "Smart Calendar", who's primary domain is tempo.ai.

External links

• IANA .ai whois information
• old .ai NIC page
• .ai domain registration and whois page
• website of Tempo AI, an artificial intelligence application using .ai