WARSAW (Reuters) – Restrictions on Poland’s access to the U.S.-designed AI chips may be lifted by the Trump administration, Polish deputy digital minister Dariusz Standerski said on Wednesday.
A law introduced in the final days of outgoing President Joe Biden’s administration imposed AI chip export restrictions, granting the U.S. unrestricted access while curbing supply to most nations.
The policy classifies countries into three tiers: 18, including Japan, Britain, and France, were largely exempt, while 120, including Poland, would face strict caps. Countries such as Russia, China and Iran would be barred from receiving the technology altogether.
Standerski, calling Biden’s decision “irresponsible”, said that “the outgoing administration was unable to provide us with a specific reason why we found ourselves in tier two”.
However, dialogue with the new administration was “very constructive”, he said.
Standerski, asked whether there was a chance that Poland would end up in tier one, said: “I think there is a big chance for that. Consultations last until May 15.”
The White House and the U.S. Commerce Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Standerski said that Polish Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski talked about rolling back the AI chip curbs on Poland with U.S. Vice President JD Vance during the AI Action Summit in Paris last month.
Tech groups, including Microsoft, have urged President Donald Trump’s team to ease export restrictions, saying the measures should not extend to a group of U.S. allies.
Standerski said that Poland could also count on the support from the European Commission, which said that the EU should be able to buy advanced AI chips from the U.S. without limitations.
(Reporting by Barbara Erling; additional reporting by Karen Freifeld in New York; Editing by Alex Richardson)
