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

[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?

[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.

[muzani → epc]

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

[philomath_mn → epc]

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

[romerocarlos → epc]

What you explain makes sense.

[sinaid]

Maybe they are selling the redirect traffic.