Suggestion to change the Illustrator "AI" file type or extension to the new kind of file type

Hi! I have been working with Adobe apps for years, and I think it is the time for Adobe Illustrator to change the “AI” file type to the new kind of type or extension.

The reason is, the term “AI” is mostly related to the Artificial Intelligence technologies which are widely used today including Adobe apps today, but the problem is, we often found the misunderstanding since both “Artificial Intelligence” and “Adobe Illustrator” have similar abbreviations.

I have the experience where I submitted my PDF file saved from Illustrator artwork to the client, and the client asks me, “What type of format you are using?” I used to say “AI” which refer to the Illustrator app, but now, everything changes. The client feel a lack of trust to me and tought that I am the using the instant AI (Artificial Intelligence) tool to make a vector artwork. It is hard for me to convince them that the artwork is pure build with my own work without AI online thing.

You see, not all client understand the technical terms, they just know the result and what did I do with it. Even I know that the PDF file has the document information to see what app the PDF file was built, but most client don’t care about that. The time has change, not like in the past years when I say “AI” then everything is okay, but now saying “AI” can be quite confusing, and there is nothing I can do but have to say the full name of the app, “Adobe Illustrator”.

But still, I think it is the time for this file type “AI” for Illustrator needs to be changed to avoid misconduct with Artificial Intelligence term. Right now some Office apps have change their file types, like DOC to DOCX, XLS to XLSX, PPT to PPTX and so on. And I think Illustrator should change the “AI” file type into something that has three letters, like AIL, AIT, AIX, AII (double i), whatever. I wish for Adobe to consider this, and I hope in the newer version of Illustrator, Adobe has made a new format with the new kind of file type, but still has the ability to open and edit the older AI files. Thanks.