WARSAW, March 12 (Reuters) - Restrictions on Poland's

access to the U.S.-designed AI chips may be lifted by the Trump

administration, Polish deputy digital minister Dariusz

Standerski said on Wednesday.

A law introduced in the final days of outgoing President Joe

Biden's administration imposed AI chip export restrictions,

granting the U.S. unrestricted access while curbing supply to

most nations.

The policy classifies countries into three tiers: 18,

including Japan, Britain, and France, were largely exempt, while

120, including Poland, would face strict caps. Countries such as

Russia, China and Iran would be barred from receiving the

technology altogether.

Standerski, calling Biden's decision "irresponsible", said

that "the outgoing administration was unable to provide us with

a specific reason why we found ourselves in tier two".

However, dialogue with the new administration was "very

constructive", he said.

Standerski, asked whether there was a chance that Poland

would end up in tier one, said: "I think there is a big chance

for that. Consultations last until May 15."

The White House and the U.S. Commerce Department did not

immediately respond to a request for comment.

Standerski said that Polish Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof

Gawkowski talked about rolling back the AI chip curbs on Poland

with U.S. Vice President JD Vance during the AI Action Summit in

Paris last month.

Tech groups, including Microsoft ( MSFT ), have urged President

Donald Trump's team to ease export restrictions, saying the

measures should not extend to a group of U.S. allies.

Standerski said that Poland could also count on the support

from the European Commission, which said that the EU should be

able to buy advanced AI chips from the U.S. without limitations.