
Tim Fist
Fellow, Technology and National Security Program
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Tim Fist is a Fellow with the Technology and National Security Program at CNAS. His work focuses on the governance of artificial intelligence using compute/computing hardware. Previously, Fist worked as the Head of Strategy & Governance at Fathom Radiant, an artificial intelligence hardware company. Prior to that work, Fist held several senior machine learning engineering positions, and was the Head of Product at Eliiza, a machine learning consultancy.
With a background in machine learning and emerging AI hardware technologies, Fist brings a technical lens to problems in national security and AI policy. His career has ranged from developing and deploying AI systems for Fortune 500 companies, to writing code currently being used on a satellite in orbit. He has built software in a wide range of domains, including agriculture, finance, telecommunications, and space navigation. Originally from Australia, Fist holds a B.A. (Honors) in Aerospace Engineering, and a B.A. in Political Science, from Monash University.
Recent Publications & News
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NOTEWORTHY: Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence
By Paul Scharre, Vivek Chilukuri, Tim Fist, Bill Drexel, Josh Wallin, Hannah Kelley, Sam Howell, Michael Depp & Caleb Withers
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ChinaTalk: AI Executive Order
By Jordan Schneider, Vivek Chilukuri, Tim Fist & Bill Drexel
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CNAS Responds: White House Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
By Paul Scharre, Vivek Chilukuri, Tim Fist, Josh Wallin, Bill Drexel, Sam Howell, Hannah Kelley & Michael Depp
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Preventing AI Chip Smuggling to China
By Tim Fist & Erich Grunewald
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CNAS Responds: Export Controls on China
By Paul Scharre, Emily Kilcrease, Vivek Chilukuri, Thomas Krueger, Tim Fist, Bill Drexel & Sam Howell
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