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Anguilla,, Imagine a tranquil Caribbean paradise known for its pristine beaches, luxury resorts, and… a surprisingly lucrative internet domain. Meet Anguilla, the small island nation that’s basically become the landlord of the AI world. While tech giants are duking it out for the future of artificial intelligence, this 35-square-mile slice of heaven is quietly getting rich, one dot-ai website at a time. It turns out, their country code top-level domain, .ai, is the hottest piece of virtual real estate on the planet, and they’re laughing all the way to the bank!
The Gold Rush of .ai Domains
It’s true! Anguilla’s government is now getting nearly 50% of its total revenue from selling
.ai addresses. The number of these websites has exploded, more than tripling in the last five years and doubling in just the past year alone. While everyone else is focused on the latest AI-generated art or chatbot, Anguilla is sitting on a digital gold mine. Companies are practically begging to get a domain and Anguilla is happily obliging.From Hurricanes to Hard Drives: Diversifying with a Digital Windfall
Anguilla’s economy has traditionally been powered by tourism, attracting over 111,639 visitors last year. But as anyone who’s lived in the Caribbean knows, tourism can be a bit of a gamble, especially when hurricane season rolls around. Anguilla sits squarely in the North Atlantic hurricane belt, making its economy vulnerable to devastating storms.
This is where the hilarious plot twist comes in: the booming income from
.ai domains is a brilliant way to diversify the island’s finances and make it more resilient to bad weather. Even the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has taken note of this clever strategy in a recent report. So, while the rest of the world worries about AI taking over, Anguilla has figured out how to make AI pay its bills!
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