The US Ministry will endure restrictions on the export of chips used in AI to most countries, also for Poland, as our government sought. “These new requirements would suppress American innovation and charge companies with new regulatory requirements,” the department was written in a statement.
The Industry Office and Security Bureau of the Ministry of Trade informed about the decision taken two days before the planned entry into force of the export of semiconductors to over 100 countries of the world.
Earlier with the possible abolition of restrictions, he reported, among others “Wall Street Journal”.
“These new requirements would suppress American innovation and burden companies with new regulatory requirements. (…) would also undermine the US diplomatic relations with dozens of countries, reducing their status to the second category status” – wrote in a statement.
The deputy head of the resort Jeffrey Kessler announced that the Trump administration will implement a “bold, inclusive strategy of American AI technology with trusted foreign countries around the world, while maintaining technology beyond the reach of our opponents.”
– We reject the Biden administration attempt to impose on the Americans of our own poorly conceived and counterproductive policy of AI – he added. A series of guidelines strengthening the export controls of AI chip were issued and the companies were warned against using American semiconductors to train Chinese AI models.
Poland among beneficiaries
The satisfaction of the decision was expressed on Wednesday by the charging of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington Bogdan Klich.
“Restrictions in the export of graphic processors to Poland suspended after starting the cancellation process 'Ai Diffusion Rule' by the Trade Department
Issued in the last days of administration Joe Biden Regulations significantly limiting the export of advanced GPU chips to all countries outside 18 “key allies” USA They caused criticism of both the European Union, semiconductor industry associations, and their largest manufacturer, Nvidia.
The rules were divided by world countries into three categories: 18 “key allies”, whose restrictions do not apply, over 120 other countries (including Poland), which according to standard rules will be able to bring 50 thousand. GPU per year, as well as countries that are concerned (including China and Russia), where the embargo applies. Experts claimed that maintaining restrictions could limit the development of advanced AI systems in Poland in the future.
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