JAKARTA: OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has been granted Indonesia's first golden visa, officials said, as Southeast 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 developmen
JAKARTA: OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has been granted Indonesia's first golden visa, officials said, as Southeast 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 in Indonesia, director-general of immigration Silmy Karim said in a statement late Monday. "Once the holders of Golden Visa arrive in Indonesia, they no longer need to apply for a temporary stay permit at the immigration office," he said.The US-based tech entrepreneur was also granted a special visa because of his international reputation as the head of the artificial intelligence research and development company, the official said.
Indonesia has rolled out golden visas for investors who will get a five-year stay if they invest US$2.5 million in the country and 10 years if they spend double that amount. The country is looking to develop an artificial intelligence ecosystem and community in the country as the industry booms worldwide, officials have said.It was unclear if he requested the visa through an application to authorities or if he was granted it unilaterally by officials in Jakarta.
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