Will AI start favoring domain patterns humans would never choose?

[nicenicnicenic is verified member.]

Humans tend to like short, simple, memorable domain names. But AI models don't necessarily think in the same way we do.

Do you think AI might start favoring domain patterns or structures that humans wouldn't normally choose, but still work well for machines?

 

[HelmutsHelmuts is verified member.]

I think it will be all about the scalability, costs and numbers (over letters) for the LLMs.. especially as we continue moving towards the smart cities and smart devices..

a subdomain is a risky approach = single failure point will be the main domain.

iPV6 addresses could be the answer as well..

will domains be used by machines? :? .. I doubt this, although this would be fantastic news for our industry... domain names are probably more products for people, similar to books, religions and art

 

[Alifar]

I think the bigger shift is not even the domain pattern, but how AI decides what to mention at all. From what I’ve seen, some domains just never get surfaced in AI answers, even if they’re strong from an SEO perspective. So it might not be about “better domains”, but about which ones AI can actually interpret clearly.

Curious if others have seen domains getting ignored completely in AI responses?