analysis AI vs. SI

[The Domain Prince]

Why “SI” is linguistically superior to “AI” – a short reflection.

Most people assume “AI” (Artificial Intelligence) is the natural global abbreviation. But from a pure linguistics perspective, “SI” for Superintelligence actually works better across languages.

“AI” contains English diphthongs [eɪ aɪ], which are pronounced differently in German, French, Mandarin, etc.
“SI” is simply [si] – almost identical in most major languages.
The prefix “super-” (Latin) is a true internationalism; “artificial” is not.

We don’t need to replace “AI” overnight. But when discussing superintelligence, using “SI” might make global communication clearer and less Anglo-centric.

Thoughts?

 

[bmugford]

AI is superior because everyone knows the term.

The term was well known before the AI wave of the last few years.

(I don't invest in .AI or .SI domains.)

Brad

 

[URL Stream]

Why “SI” is linguistically superior to “AI” – a short reflection.

Most people assume “AI” (Artificial Intelligence) is the natural global abbreviation. But from a pure linguistics perspective, “SI” for Superintelligence actually works better across languages.

“AI” contains English diphthongs [eɪ aɪ], which are pronounced differently in German, French, Mandarin, etc.
“SI” is simply [si] – almost identical in most major languages.
The prefix “super-” (Latin) is a true internationalism; “artificial” is not.

We don’t need to replace “AI” overnight. But when discussing superintelligence, using “SI” might make global communication clearer and less Anglo-centric.

Thoughts?

https://www.namepros.com/threads/si-the-next-ai.1388345/

Thread closed.

 

[bmugford]

https://www.namepros.com/threads/si-the-next-ai.1388345/

I feel like some domain investors are trying to make this a thing.

The bottom line is .AI took off because of end user demand.

End users will decide the future of the extension.

Owning a handful of amazing terms might be worth a shot.

95% of what I have seen regged on Twitter and other places are junk.

Brad

 

[URL Stream]

95% of what I have seem regged on Twitter and other places are junk.

Hey, that stat is not so far off from .com

 

[bmugford]

Hey, that stat is not so far off from .com

I agree, but .com is still the only extension where any random term has a decent chance to sell.

The further you go down the extension totem pole, the higher quality the term needs to be.

Brad

 

[Future Sensors]

Thoughts?

The situation here is turning into complete madness.

 

[bmugford]

I agree, but .com is still the only extension where any random term has a decent chance to sell.

The further you go down the extension totem pole, the higher quality the term needs to be.

Brad

Like, I would have no problem holding something like Ultra.si or that level word.

However, I am seeing people with hundreds or thousands of mid terms.

Valuable terms would really need to be strong six or seven figure .com really.

Brad

 

[Kyle Tully]

Thoughts?

None detected.

 

[alop]

if si surpasses ai clone me

 

[nicenic]

A name can make more sense on paper, but if businesses, users, and buyers are already saying something else every day, that habit is hard to beat.

 

[SLDOptions]

I believe the end-user adoption will come in time. Obviously this requires patience and vision. If I have pigeon s#it names (as Uncle Rick calls it) and I am willing to wait years this still does not guarantee me a sale. On a side note I could have one or two names like Ultra.si which will increase my chances of selling for possibly a moonshot pricing.

I think you get the analogy

 

[Mkt Sales Leads]

Like, I would have no problem holding something like Ultra.si or that level word.

However, I am seeing people with hundreds or thousands of mid terms.

Valuable terms would really need to be strong six or seven figure .com really.

Brad

The 'Showcase your (whatever name /tld) handreg' section here is an exercise in everyone high-fiving each other.

 

[AnX]

This memecoin-level desperation by .SI bagholders is becoming increasing cringey.

If you ask 100 people what AI means, 100 of them will know the answer - it means HAL 9000, Skynet, ChatGPT, text/image/video slop, robots, that movie from 25 years ago, or just 'artificial intelligence'.

If you ask 100 people what SI means, most will not know, and the ones who do know will correctly tell you it's system of units used around the world.

In science "SI" does NOT mean "superintelligence", however many threads are made to say otherwise.

Like time travel (.TT <- get 'em while they're cheap) superintelligent AIs are nothing but a fun trope of scifi that cannot feasibly happen in reality.

Just as if time travel was possible we'd have already met time travellers, if 'inferior' could create 'superior' we'd already have examples of it.

There's a reason why billions of people believe humanity is the creation of an all powerful super being, but nobody on Earth believes we were engineered by a slug, and that, in relative terms, is the degree of nonsense the "superintelligence" grifters peddle for donations, book sales or VC money.

None of which means .SI domains won't sell, but how many threads do we need about the latest obscure TLD du jour?

As always, big companies defensively register their TMs, a few startups who can't get the .COM, .IO, .XYZ or .AI of their supercool single word brandname will overpay for an .SI, and a million names will be registered and spammed by FOMO'd domainers; the usual LL-LLLL, NN-NNNN, half-decent 2-3 word combos and the scrabble dictionary.

90% will never sell, as always, and the general public will carry on blissfully unaware of "SI" being anything other than metres, seconds and kilograms.

I guess, though, it's at least an indicator of superior intelligence to waste ~$10 on a name and not ~$140.

 

[DaveX]

This memecoin-level desperation by .SI bagholders is becoming increasing cringey.

If you ask 100 people what AI means, 100 of them will know the answer - it means HAL 9000, Skynet, ChatGPT, text/image/video slop, robots, that movie from 25 years ago, or just 'artificial intelligence'.

If you ask 100 people what SI means, most will not know, and the ones who do know will correctly tell you it's system of units used around the world.

In science "SI" does NOT mean "superintelligence", however many threads are made to say otherwise.

Like time travel (.TT <- get 'em while they're cheap) superintelligent AIs are nothing but a fun trope of scifi that cannot feasibly happen in reality.

Just as if time travel was possible we'd have already met time travellers, if 'inferior' could create 'superior' we'd already have examples of it.

There's a reason why billions of people believe humanity is the creation of an all powerful super being, but nobody on Earth believes we were engineered by a slug, and that, in relative terms, is the degree of nonsense the "superintelligence" grifters peddle for donations, book sales or VC money.

None of which means .SI domains won't sell, but how many threads do we need about the latest obscure TLD du jour?

As always, big companies defensively register their TMs, a few startups who can't get the .COM, .IO, .XYZ or .AI of their supercool single word brandname will overpay for an .SI, and a million names will be registered and spammed by FOMO'd domainers; the usual LL-LLLL, NN-NNNN, half-decent 2-3 word combos and the scrabble dictionary.

90% will never sell, as always, and the general public will carry on blissfully unaware of "SI" being anything other than metres, seconds and kilograms.

I guess, though, it's at least an indicator of superior intelligence to waste ~$10 on a name and not ~$140.

I'm used to seeing excitement about extensions. Always has been, always will be.

I wouldn't let it get to you. Grab your popcorn and see what it do. I actually bought a handful of what I believe are decent names. I wish all domainers great sales! Buy whatever you believe in!

 

[domain_plus]

If you know that "si" has almost the same pronunciation as both the number 4 and the word "death" in Chinese, you'll know what to do.

 

[lambo.com]

If you know that "si" has almost the same pronunciation as both the number 4 and the word "death" in Chinese, you'll know what to do.

The "4 = death" superstition is real and powerful in Chinese culture. The idea that ".si" itself carries the same stigma is much weaker because people do not automatically map the Latin letters "si" to the character 四. In a tech context, many would instead read "SI" as an English acronym, especially when attached to AI, software, or intelligence-related branding.