Two things I do not understand.
What stops ask.com from being an AI tool.
What stopped ask.com team from innovating in time and pivoting into AI business.
I voted for .com because inherently a .com is more valuable. I don't know where AI is going to be in 10 years, but I do know .com is still going to be around for everything else.
.ca is way out its league by comparison, so I didn't even consider it as a valid choice.