In January 2025, the United States introduced regulations that influenced the export of advanced semiconductors to artificial intelligence (AI) For the countries of Central and east Europe, including Poland, among others. High-ranking representatives of the European Commission expressed concern at the sharpening. The same category included the alleged countries of the global south, including African countries.
In May the decision was amended due to the fact that The U.S. withdrew the restrictions planned by Joe Biden's administration concerning the export of chips. erstwhile PiS presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki even suggestedThat the decision of the American administration was influenced by his visit to Washington.
U.S. Trade Secretary about Poland. “The Prime Minister told me, “What are you doing?”
Now U.S. Trade Secretary Howard Lutnick, who spoke before the United States legislature Measures Committee on June 4, spoke. — The rule of AI diffusion was very misleading. For example, the Prime Minister of Poland got to me and said: “What have I done to you that you put us on the 3rd level? We're part of Europe. What are you doing?”
— It was illogical, and it was rushed through at the very end of Biden’s administration, as the American politician explained.
— Our view is that we will let our allies to buy AI chips provided they are operated by an approved US data center operator, and the cloud in which the data center is located will besides be an approved American operator. Then we can control it," he added.
Howard Lutnick in Poland. He saw Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish
Howard Lutnick visited Poland in January 2025. Then he met Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish on the occasion of the ceremony for the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau camp.
‘W The beginning of the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp in the evening. An highly crucial conversation with Holocaust survivors, as well as with the head of the U.S. delegation, trade secretary candidate Howard Lutnick and Penny Wong, head of the Australian MFA. I thank Ronald Lauder, president of the planet judaic legislature for inviting and discussing our world's past and security," Kosiniak-Kamish wrote.
As we find out, it was the Deputy Prime Minister and the head of the MON who spoke to Lutnick about the chips.
