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OpenAI chief Sam Altman granted Indonesia’s first ‘golden visa’

SUN VALLEY, IDAHO - JULY 11: Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, arrives at the Sun Valley Lodge for the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 11, 2023 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Every July, some of the world's most wealthy and powerful businesspeople from the media, finance, technology and political spheres converge at the Sun Valley Resort for the exclusive weeklong conference. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Sam Altman was granted a 10-year visa for his potential contributions to the development of artificial intelligence in Indonesia.

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JAKARTA - OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has been granted

Indonesia’s first golden visa,

officials said, as South-east Asia’s biggest economy looks to attract wealthy foreign investors.

The co-founder of the ChatGPT bot sensation was granted a 10-year visa for his potential contributions to the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in Indonesia, said director-general of immigration Silmy Karim in a statement late on Monday.

OpenAI chief Sam Altman granted Indonesia’s first ‘golden visa’

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