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OpenAI announces the arrest of an employee suspected of having planted a microphone in the company
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Le Figaro Actualités·59 minutes ago·Tech·1 min read·🇫🇷France·

OpenAI announces the arrest of an employee suspected of having planted a microphone in the company

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  • The Trump administration has excluded Microsoft from a program allowing the conversion of H-1B visas to permanent residency permits for its employees in the United States, according to a report.
  • The move comes as Microsoft President Brad Smith calls for oversight of the development of artificial intelligence in a BBC interview, while AI-created virtual influencers are used to promote speculative cryptoassets.

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The Trump administration has implemented restrictions on professional immigration, including limiting access to permanent residency permits for workers on H-1B visas.

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The Trump administration is excluding the American company from a program which until now allowed it to obtain, under certain conditions, the conversion of an H-1B visa into a permanent residence permit.

“Milk cartons are subject to more controls”: the president of Microsoft calls for regulating the development of Artificial Intelligence

Interviewed by the BBC, Brad Smith calls for the implementation of “emergency brakes” and tests by independent agencies, prior to the deployment of new models.

Jean Philantrope, Archibald Brown… These influencers created by AI who lure Internet users into the trap of cryptoassets

With their improbable looks, these virtual characters have millions of views on social networks. But behind their success lies a system for generating considerable sums of money through highly speculative cryptoassets.

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  • Microsoft could take legal action against the Trump administration to challenge this exclusion.

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  • Virtual influencers created by AI will continue to proliferate on social networks as long as regulation of cryptoassets remains weak.

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  • ?How many Microsoft employees are directly affected by this exclusion?
  • ?Does this decision only apply to Microsoft or other technology companies?
  • ?What are the legal alternatives for affected employees to remain in the United States?

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This article was originally published by Le Figaro Actualités.

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  • The Trump administration has excluded Microsoft from a program allowing the conversion of H-1B visas to permanent residency permits for its employees in the United States, according to a report.
  • The move comes as Microsoft President Brad Smith calls for oversight of the development of artificial intelligence in a BBC interview, while AI-created virtual influencers are used to promote speculative cryptoassets.

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