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== Impact on Anguilla's economy == The registration fees earned from the .ai domains go to the treasury of Government of Anguilla. As per a ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' report, in 2018, the total revenue generated out of selling .ai domains was $2.9 million.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lohr|first=Steve|date=2020-02-04|title=Tropical Breezes, Pristine Beaches and a Domain Name to Die For|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/business/custom-urls.html|access-date=2021-11-10|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Lohr|first=Steve|title=Anguilla, with its domain name, cashes in on a quirky trend|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/travel-news/sns-nyt-anguilla-cashes-in-on-quirky-domain-name-20200204-i3q4fohoyre2hmhm2d52rszgqa-story.html|access-date=2021-11-10|website=chicagotribune.com|date=4 February 2020 }}</ref> In 2023, Anguilla’s government made about US$32 million from fees collected for registering .ai domains. That amounted to more than 10% of [[gross domestic product]] for the territory.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Barry |title=The Tiny Caribbean Island That's Making A Fortune From AI |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2024/01/31/the-tiny-caribbean-island-thats-making-a-fortune-from-ai/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-24 |title=AI boom makes millions for unlikely industry player, Anguilla |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/business/ai-boom-makes-millions-for-unlikely-industry-player-anguilla |access-date=2024-03-25 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref>
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