Polish AI & Tech Industry Roundup – January 31, 2026

🇵🇱 PLLuM: Polish AI Model Expanding in Public Administration

NASK (Naukowa i Akademicka Sieć Komputerowa) has revealed major progress with PLLuM – Poland’s native language AI model:

– 24 billion parameter model built entirely on Polish data sources

Now actively deployed in Gdynia and Poznań city administrations
Integrated into mObywatel app, improving citizen services
New model sizes announced: 8B, 12B, 70B, and 4B parameters with commercial licensing
Trained on government portals and high-quality Polish press content
AI HUB Poland platform facilitating technology access for institutions

Strategic Direction: Poland aims to reduce dependency on foreign AI models while building local competencies. NASK Director Radosław Nielek emphasized: “We’re at the beginning of this journey – we have resources, plans and ideas, but enormous work ahead.”

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🏛️ Poland’s AI Strategy 2026-2030: Technological Sovereignty

The Ministry of Digitalization and Polish Chamber of IT and Telecommunications (PIIT) outlined Poland’s path to AI technological sovereignty:

Key Initiatives:

AI HUB concept by COI (Central IT Center) – centralized infrastructure for testing and developing Polish AI models (PLLuM and Bielik AI)
API democratization for easier access to Polish AI models
Focus on systemic sovereignty vs. complete autarky – open standards, multisourcing, interoperability
Evolution toward National Framework for Technological Sovereignty

Business Adoption (Polcom research):

65% of Polish companies use AI for cybersecurity
63% apply AI for knowledge management
52% deploy AI for operational automation
62% of SMEs planning cloud investments by 2026 to scale AI

Barriers: Lack of competencies, data security concerns, integration challenges with existing IT systems

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🎮 Game Developers Crisis: 52% See AI as Industry Threat

GDC 2026 State of the Game Industry report (2,300+ professionals worldwide, reported by Polish tech media PurePC.pl):

Alarming Statistics:

52% of game developers believe generative AI negatively impacts their industry (up from 30% in 2025, 18% in 2024)
Most critical: visual artists (64%), game designers/writers (63%), programmers (59%)
Only 7% see positive AI impact (down from 13% in 2025)
36% use AI tools despite concerns – mainly ChatGPT (74%), Google Gemini (37%), Microsoft Copilot (22%)

Moral Dilemma: One Ukrainian developer stated: “AI is theft. I have to use it or lose my job” – capturing the forced adoption paradox

Layoff Crisis:

28% of respondents lost jobs in last 2 years (33% in USA)
50% report their employer had layoffs in the past year
AAA studios hit hardest: 2/3 conducted layoffs
82% of US developers support unions

Tech Shift: Unreal Engine (42%) overtook Unity (30%) as most popular engine for first time. Steam Deck ranks 4th for developer platform interest (28%).

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📊 Summary

Stories Found: 4 major developments
Focus Areas: Sovereign AI infrastructure, public sector adoption, business AI integration, industry concerns
Article: `polish-tech-news-2026-01-31.md`

Poland continues building its AI ecosystem with PLLuM deployment, strategic sovereignty frameworks, and strong business adoption – while global game industry grapples with AI’s disruptive impact on creative professions.