Donald Trump's super intelligence statement boosts Slovenia's .si domain names
The US administration's preference for the term super intelligence instead of artificial intelligence has led to a record demand for internet addresses with Slovenia's .si extension.
Donald Trump's desire to use the term super intelligence instead of artificial intelligence caused a registration explosion for Slovenia's .si internet domain names, with the number of registrations in September showing a massive increase compared to the previous month.
Record Increase in Slovenian Domain Names
Registrations for internet addresses with Slovenia's .si extension increased extraordinarily in September, with the monthly increase exceeding 2,100 percent.
The Birth of the SI Abbreviation
Donald Trump highlighting the term SI, meaning super intelligence, instead of AI for artificial intelligence paved the way for this abbreviation to overlap perfectly with Slovenia's .si extension.
Data from the Registration Authority
Slovenia's official domain name registry, Register.si, announced that 44,000 new .si domain names were registered in September, stating that this number was below 2,000 in August.
Evaluations by Authorities
Institution spokesperson Klara Herman stated that the increase in question was unprecedented compared to the last 12 months, while remaining cautious about attributing the entire rise to Trump's statements.
Trump's Speech and Decree
In his speech at the United Nations on September 11, Trump argued that the word artificial in artificial intelligence makes the technology look fake, and the US administration subsequently issued a decree requesting the use of the SI expression in official correspondence.
Intense Interest from Investors
These developments appear to have also caught the attention of domain name speculators, and it was reported that 11,000 new registrations with the .si extension were made on September 30 alone.