Polish government intervenes in the case of chips. "Without official blah, blah"

 

"The exclusion of our country from the group of trusted partners by the US and the imposition of restrictions on the export of American semiconductors to Poland surprised the Minister of Digital Affairs Krzysztof Gawkowski. The ministry's quick reaction.

 

Poland's qualification to the group of countries subject to restrictions on the export of modern AI chips is a major image blow to our country. In the next two years, Americans will be able to sell systems necessary for the creation of advanced artificial intelligence technologies on 18 markets without any obstacles, including Japan, Australia and most Western European countries. The fact that limits were introduced on deliveries to Poland caused a storm on the Vistula. The Polish embassy in the US has already asked the Joe Biden administration for explanations. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Affairs Krzysztof Gawkowski is also announcing an intervention.

 

Embargo on AI chips. This is how the Polish Deputy Prime Minister reacted

 

- Poland will demand decisive action from the European Commission regarding the US decision - says Gawkowski. And he does not hide his surprise at the controversial decision of his ally.

 

– None of us were informed about this matter before. This is a completely unjustified action – he comments.

 

The ministry has already asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) for an explanation. So far, the MFA has not taken an official position on this matter.

 

Experts believe that the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden is creating a new iron curtain in Europe, which will divide the EU into the winners and losers of the AI ​​revolution. Unfortunately, the USA has classified our country in the latter category.

 

– I will ask Commissioner Henna Virkunen to take action in this matter. All EU countries should be treated equally in this matter. I count on intervention and that she will issue a strong appeal in this matter. There can be no talk of dividing EU countries into categories A and B. Official “blah, blah” in this matter is not enough – emphasizes the Deputy Prime Minister.

 

For now, the EC has only issued a general statement in which it expressed concern about the US decision and readiness to discuss with the American side.

 

Why did the USA include Poland in restrictions?

 

Why did the United States treat our country on a par with Mongolia or Kazakhstan? According to experts, there may be several reasons. Grzegorz Brona, CEO of Creotech Instruments, claims that the US treats us as a region of the world that is still unstable, with only 35 years of democracy."

 

The Lithuanian government is not able even to say: “blah, blah”. The Lithuanian government is all aligned at the border of  Russia with the pants down trying to spoil the air for our Russian friends. The Lithuanian government is not able to think about anything else in the world. Poor, poor Lithuania...