OpenAI researcher Kai Chen, key contributor to gpt-4.5, faces u.s. green card denial after 12 years in the country, underscoring challenges for foreign AI experts; OpenAI filed 80 H1-B visa applications last year

OpenAI researcher Kai Chen, vital to GPT-4.5, denied U.S. green card, must leave after 12 years in the country, highlighting immigration barriers for foreign AI talent. OpenAI, reliant on visas, filed 80 H1-Bs last year alone.

Source: techcrunch.com