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Ask HN: Ai.com used to redirect to ChatGPT, then X.com, and now Google Gemini?

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Post by mousepad12 »

What is going on with that domain? There are plenty of articles regarding the ChatGPT to Elon Musk (x.ai) transfer, but I have been unable to find out how Google managed to get it.

3 major ownership transfers in less than a year, all between competitors?

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#2

Post by epc »

The domain ownership hasn't been updated since 2022. Someone is just changing where it redirects to. Since January it's redirected to x.ai, then https://youtu.be/NXpdyAWLDas, and now https://gemini.google.com/?hl=en.

My guess is whoever the owner is is selling the redirect on a monthly basis.

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#3

Post by philomath_mn »

epc wrote: post #2

The domain ownership hasn't been updated since 2022. Someone is just changing where it redirects to. Since January it's redirected to x.ai, then https://youtu.be/NXpdyAWLDas , and now https://gemini.google.com/?hl=en . My guess is whoever the owner is is selling the redirect on a monthly basis.

Sounds like someone is securing the bag. Props to them.

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#4

Post by muzani »

epc wrote: post #2

The domain ownership hasn't been updated since 2022. Someone is just changing where it redirects to. Since January it's redirected to x.ai, then https://youtu.be/NXpdyAWLDas , and now https://gemini.google.com/?hl=en . My guess is whoever the owner is is selling the redirect on a monthly basis.

Reminds me of http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com/

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#5

Post by romerocarlos »

epc wrote: post #2

The domain ownership hasn't been updated since 2022. Someone is just changing where it redirects to. Since January it's redirected to x.ai, then https://youtu.be/NXpdyAWLDas , and now https://gemini.google.com/?hl=en . My guess is whoever the owner is is selling the redirect on a monthly basis.

What you explain makes sense.
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