Biden's chip restrictions spark Nvidia criticism over Poland
Poland has been added to the United States' list of countries subject to import restrictions on advanced chips, a decision made by President Joe Biden. "In the last days of the Biden administration, they are seeking to undermine America's leading position," remarked Ned Finkle, vice president of the technology giant Nvidia, a prominent leader among chip producers.
It should be noted that Poland has been placed in the category of countries on which a limit on importing advanced technologies from the USA has been imposed. The Department of Commerce published the decision regarding this matter. According to the American administration's resolution, the first group includes almost the entire western EU (excluding Portugal) as well as Australia. Meanwhile, the second tier includes most countries from Africa, South America, or Southeast Asia. The second group also includes Mongolia and Central and Eastern European countries, including Poland. However, the third category, where imports will be banned, primarily includes Russia and China.
Professor Piotr Sankowski from the Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Mechanics at the University of Warsaw assessed on platform X that the US decision means that Poland has been classified into the second category of countries.
Nvidia speaks up
The Biden administration's actions have been criticised by Nvidia—one of the largest semiconductor manufacturers in the world—which believes this is a "threat" to global progress.
"The Biden administration is currently seeking to limit access to major computer applications through an unprecedented and flawed rule, 'AI Diffusion', which threatens to derail innovation and economic growth worldwide," commented Ned Finkle, Nvidia's vice president.
In a statement published on the company's website, Finkle emphasises that "in the last days of the Biden administration, they are seeking to undermine America's leading position through an over 200-page regulation draft, developed in secret and without proper legislative review."
According to him, "this extensive project would impose bureaucratic control over how leading American semiconductors, computers, systems, and even software are designed and sold worldwide. And by attempting to distort market outcomes and suppress competition—the driving force of innovation—the new Biden administration rule threatens to squander America's hard-earned technological advantage."
Finkle highlights that the new regulations aim to limit Chinese influence but do not "in any way contribute to increasing US safety."
The new rules would control technology worldwide, including technology already widely available in popular gaming computers and consumer equipment. Instead of mitigating any threat, Biden's new rules would only weaken America's global competitiveness, undermining the innovations that keep the USA ahead, we read further.
Finkle emphasises that before the new regulations take effect, 120 days will pass, but "they are already undermining American interests." Meanwhile, Nvidia's vice president praises Donald Trump, assessing that during his first presidency, "the groundwork was laid for America's current strength and success in artificial intelligence."
Deputy Minister of Digital Affairs Dariusz Standerski announced that Warsaw expects explanations on this matter from the US embassy.
