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# How .ai became an "accidental" success

May 22, 2017 · Summary of an article by Andrew Allemann, Domain Name Wire

Like .io and .ly, .ai became popular because startups adopted it, not because of marketing. In 2017 the author already saw .ai following that path.

Readers pointed to early examples such as api.ai and wit.ai, acquired by Google and Facebook.

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Andrew Allemann, Domain Name Wire · May 22, 2017
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Related on 4ai: [What is a .ai domain?](https://4ai.ai/ai-domain-guide/) · [.ai vs .com](https://4ai.ai/ai-vs-com/)

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