One of the main Brazilian experts in Artificial Intelligence (IA), Rodrigo Nogueira, had seen denied to the United States. Paulista, he founded the Maritaca Ai startup, specializing in chatgpt -like language models. Nogueira had a lecture scheduled at Harvard University (USA) for April 18. The information is from Estadão.
According to the expert, his entry into the country may have been denied because of his performance in an area that entered into a global dispute between the main powers. The American Embassy and the Consulate did not comment on the case, according to the site.
Interview
Nogueira said he did an interview at the consulate in Sao Paulo in late February. Everything was normal in the conversation, until I said “worked with artificial intelligence” mostly to Brazilian customers.
Still on the lawsuit at the US Consulate, he said the visa was granted, but the next day, additional clarifications from a trip to Taiwan was asked in 2023 and also information about his research at New York University.
The researcher lived six years in the United States, where he did a doctorate, as well as integrating the same laboratory of Frenchman Yann Lecun, renowned computing scientist.
Curriculum request
On March 10, the US Consulate requested the full curriculum of Rodrigo Nogueira and a copy of the US -developed thesis, as well as other copies of articles. Two days later, he was informed that the visa had been denied without being able to request a new one until he expired 12 months.
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The expert would participate in Harvard in the panel “Artificial Intelligence in Brazil” and would have the opportunity to talk about Maritaca Ai’s advances, a company with more than 100 customers in the country. His talk would be transferred to online format, but he wasn’t sure he would participate in protest.
Nogueira often manifests through social networks about the importance of Brazil to create artificial intelligence infrastructure and reduce dependence.
