How the tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla has turned the AI boom into a digital gold mine

The artificial intelligence boom is providing an unusual windfall for Anguilla, a tiny island in the Caribbean. ChatGPT’s debut nearly two years ago sent companies scrambling to acquire websites that end in .ai, which are controlled by Anguilla. Government revenue from web domain fees quadrupled last year to $32 million fuelled by the surging interest in AI. To help keep up with explosive growth, Anguilla said Tuesday it’s signing a deal with a U.S. company, Identity Digital, to help manage the domain registrations. The company said it will protect web users against online scammers trying to take advantage of the hype around artificial intelligence.