Executive Order addresses foreign worker visas and artificial intelligence

Q  Are there new visa options for foreign nationals working with artificial intelligence?

On October 30, 2023, President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order titled “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” that could prove beneficial to foreign employees and employers working with artificial intelligence (AI).

The order lays out eight guiding principles with respect to AI, as well as a number of regulatory requirements designed to realize those principles, including promoting innovation and competition by enhancing the AI workforce of highly skilled immigrants and nonimmigrants through modernizing and streamlining visa criteria, interviews, and reviews.

Although there are no specifics yet, this may lead to positive developments for employers and foreign workers in the AI space in terms of immigration options and pathways to nonimmigrant and immigrant visa availability.