I pretty much agree with cole from an nitrogen perspective because nitrogen lockout is localized around where the wood is located. If you till the wood chips into your bed you will create a nitrogen desert and little will grow there.
One concern I would have with using fresh wood chips near plants is that the decomposition process will create a lot of heat. The wood curing process also produces a lot of heat. You can definitely heat stress your plants by using fresh wood chips too close to the roots of your plants.
You might be able to grow oyster mushrooms on your wood chips to break them down into spongy wood. Oyster mushrooms are REAL easy to grow. If you grow them on the ground you'll probably get a ton of earthworms so you won't have the nutrient burn problems associated with mushroom soil.
I haven't tried growing oyster mushrooms on fresh wood chips yet but I've grown them on paper and it was super easy.
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