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ICANN has released its latest list of applications for new top-level domains, revealing a strong focus on artificial intelligence. The organization received 1,615 applications from 481 different applicants. Ten companies applied for the .agent domain, while seven sought the .agi suffix. Six applicants requested the .asi domain to reflect President Trump’s preference for "super intelligence" over "artificial intelligence." Additionally, four companies applied for .intelligence, and Meta is interested in the very long .superintelligence name. OpenAI submitted applications for 15 different TLDs, whereas Meta applied for 21.

The applications fall into two categories: generic names that many could use, such as .geek or .itiswhatitis, and purely branded names reserved for specific companies. There are 345 brand applications in this batch, including requests from Zillow, Zoom, Applebee’s, and Bank of America. Meta applied for several names including .facebook and .instagram, while OpenAI sought .chatgpt and .codex. Bluesky applied for .bsky to integrate it into usernames, and Anthropic requested .anthropic and .claude.

This marks a significant moment as many tech giants now seek their own domain extensions, a feat previously limited to Google and a few others. While some domains like .ai have gained popularity due to recent trends, most people remain accustomed to standard endings like .com. These new names are not official yet; the process takes time, with nothing finalized until sometime next year. Despite the challenges of adopting new domain types in the past, these AI companies believe that great domain names continue to matter as the world becomes more filled with and mediated by artificial intelligence.