aiqbench analysis
This policy shift targets the H-1B visa ecosystem, which serves as critical infrastructure for recruiting global talent essential to advancing AI research and product development. By restricting access for major tech employers, the administration introduces significant friction into the supply chain of skilled labor required to train large models and deploy quantum algorithms. The move signals a potential bottleneck in the availability of diverse datasets and expert contributors that currently fuel rapid progress in these fields.
US bars Microsoft, Adobe, and major IT firms from green card program for skilled foreign workers

The other firms being suspended from the program include Capgemini, Cognizant, HCL, Infosys, Tata, and Wipro.
The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft, Adobe, and several other technology companies from a program that helps skilled foreign…
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