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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.


