Artificial Intelligence & Immigration: President Biden’s New Executive Order
On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued a landmark executive order (EO) on artificial intelligence (AI) aimed at transforming the landscape of technology, labor, and immigration in the United States. This sweeping directive establishes new standards for AI safety and security, with a goal of protecting the privacy of U.S. residents, and promotes innovation and advancement of AI and emerging technologies. In particular, the executive order directs U.S. immigration agencies to expand the availability highly skilled immigrants and nonimmigrants in the AI field.