Re:Poland fumes over US block on AI chips
by qwytw on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @08:54AM
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So that companies in less reliable countries like Lithuania couldn't purchase high numbers of GPU and resell them to Russia/China/etc. through countries like Kazakhstan etc. (like they do now with other products).
> if demand is below the cap, then why have the cap?
It might be for Lithuania. But the same 50,000 cap applies to Poland.
Anyway:
> Individual companies headquartered in tier two countries—for [...] can access significantly higher limits if they apply for their own national validated end user status. That process involves making verifiable security commitments, [...]. If a company obtains this status, its chip imports won’t count toward the country’s overall maximum cap
> if demand is below the cap, then why have the cap?
It might be for Lithuania. But the same 50,000 cap applies to Poland.
Anyway:
> Individual companies headquartered in tier two countries—for [...] can access significantly higher limits if they apply for their own national validated end user status. That process involves making verifiable security commitments, [...]. If a company obtains this status, its chip imports won’t count toward the country’s overall maximum cap
So this isn't an export ban as such.