Domain AI.com Redirects to chat.deepseek.com

The AI.com domain name is really the "meat and potatoes" of the domain name world, and everyone wants it. Think about it, two letters, and with the hottest AI edge, is simply a "golden sign". Previously, it was like "choosing a concubine", a moment to jump to OpenAI's ChatGPT The company's name is X.ai, which is run by Musk, and most recently, it went to a Chinese company named DeepSeek of the company's chat interface. What's this all about? Let's guess:

The domain has now jumped to the chat interface of Chinese big modeling newcomer DeepSeek chat.deepseek.com

Some speculation

1. The "landlord" collects the rent, and whoever pays more gets to use it! (A business partnership, but more like "renting")

• Domain name "charterer" mode: Most likely, the domain name AI.com is not owned by OpenAI, X.ai or DeepSeek, but by a "mysterious landlord". This "landlord" sees that the domain name is worth a lot of money now that AI is on fire! What should he do? "Rent it out! Whoever pays the highest "rent", let AI.com point to their home.
  • Whoever is hot will play with whoever is hot: At the beginning, ChatGPT was the hottest, so of course, it was given to OpenAI first, so that it could earn more "rent". Then Musk X.ai also emerged, maybe Musk's side gave a higher "price", so it switched to X.ai. Now that DeepSeek is on fire in China, I guess DeepSeek offered a good price, or the cooperation conditions are more attractive, so they jumped to DeepSeek again. To put it bluntly, it's "I'll play with whoever offers good terms".
  • Take turns to "endorse", keep the heat: This "landlord" may also be quite ingenious, intentionally "take turns", today your home, tomorrow his home, so that the domain name AI.com always have a sense of freshness, always be noticed. AI.com will always have a sense of freshness and be noticed by others.
• A short-term "trial run" to see who works better? Or maybe the "landlord" wants to do some "user research", and give AI.com to OpenAI to see how users react, then to X.ai to test the water, and now to DeepSeek. It's like a free trial to see which platform is the most popular and has the highest user conversion rate, so that they can decide who to partner with in the long run. It's like a free trial to see which platform is the most popular and has the highest user conversion rate, so that we can decide who to partner with in the long run.

2. "The wind and the water are turning", chasing hot spots and catching up with the trend! (Strategic placement, but more flexible)

• AI circle "wind vane": AI this line is changing too fast, today popular this, tomorrow popular that. The domain name always changes places, may be the "landlord" in pursuit of hot spots. Whichever platform is popular these days, they will point AI.com to it, so as to catch up with the trend, and also to show that they have good insights. From ChatGPT to X.ai to DeepSeek, it is also following the "trend" in the AI circle.
• "Eggs are not put in one basket": the "landlord" may have invested a lot of money in the field of AI and cooperated with different AI companies. Jumping from one domain name to another is also a strategy to spread the risk and place multiple bets. In case any company is on fire, AI.com will also be able to benefit from it.
• Bullish on the Chinese market, betting on the "Chinese team": now jumping to DeepSeek, may indicate that the "landlord" think China's AI market has great potential, DeepSeek is a "potential stock", so want to make an effort in the Chinese market, or simply bullish on the development of DeepSeek. Now jumping to DeepSeek may mean that the "landlord" feels that the Chinese AI market has great potential and DeepSeek is a "potential stock", so it wants to make an effort in the Chinese market, or simply optimistic about the development of DeepSeek.

3. Technical hiccups? Or operational hiccup? (Technical operations, but unlikely)

• Problems with technical interfacing? Every time we change "owners", there must be some technical fuss, maybe there is a small mistake in the middle, delayed time, or wrong direction. But this possibility is relatively small, after all, are large companies, technology is not so low as to make such mistakes.
• Operation and maintenance did not keep up? : It's also possible that the domain name was managed with a little bit of negligence, such as an operational error or something. But this is much less likely, after all, it's a domain name worth millions of dollars, and will certainly be carefully maintained.

4. "Mischief", just for fun? (Pranks + marketing, a bit of "skin" play)

• "The first domain name spoof: Maybe the "landlord" is an "Internet addict" and bought AI.com just to "make things happen! He bought AI.com for the purpose of "doing something", purely for fun, and wanted to see what he could do with it. The domain name jumps here and there, as if it's a joke, "Just kidding!"
  • "AI Platform Smackdown": The domain jump itself is like an "AI Platform Smackdown" stage, let everyone guess who is next, eat melon to watch the show.
  • "Performance art"? To put it more dramatically, this may be a kind of "Internet performance art", using the most expensive domain name, engage in the most "capricious" operation, attract eyeballs, provoke discussion, just to express a kind of "I am just playing" attitude. " attitude.
• The "unorthodox" marketing guru: It is also possible that this "prank" is a well-planned marketing tactic. By making it mysterious and jumping around, it arouses people's curiosity and makes the domain name AI.com more famous and valuable. This is called "reverse marketing", the more "unorthodox" it is, the more people will pay attention to it.

background knowledge

The AI.com domain name is seen as a valuable asset due to its short and easy-to-remember nature, and is a good fit for the fast-growing field of Artificial Intelligence. It is speculated that the acquisition price for AI.com is likely to be in the millions of dollars. The domain was acquired in 2021, but the identity of the buyer has not been disclosed. Two letter .com domain names are rare and extremely expensive, especially those that make up easily recognizable words or acronyms.