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Tim Fist - Senior Adjunct Fellow, Technology and National Security Program | CNAS
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Tim Fist is a CNAS fellow focused on AI governance through compute/hardware controls, a key technical mechanism for AI safety and preventing adversarial AI development by state actors like China.
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This is the professional profile page for Tim Fist, a Senior Adjunct Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). His work centers on AI governance through computing hardware controls, with a technical background in machine learning and AI hardware. He focuses on national security implications of AI chip exports and related policy.
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- •Focuses on AI governance using compute/computing hardware as a policy lever, a central mechanism in AI safety and export control debates.
- •Previously Head of Strategy & Governance at Fathom Radiant, an AI hardware company, bringing technical credibility to policy work.
- •Has commented publicly on Nvidia chip export controls to China and their national security implications.
- •Background spans ML engineering, aerospace engineering, and political science, enabling cross-disciplinary AI policy analysis.
- •Recent work includes analysis of Trump administration AI policy and its implications for US-China AI competition.
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Tim Fist | CNAS Tim Fist Senior Adjunct Fellow, Technology and National Security Program Press: [email protected] [email protected] View High-res Photo Research Areas Technology & National Security Tim Fist is a Senior Adjunct 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 In The News Technology & National Security How Much Could China Gain from Access to Powerful Nvidia Chips? By Tim Fist The New York Times December 9, 2025 In The News Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security Republican Lawmaker Says Don’t Give China Nvidia’s Blackwell Chip By Tim Fist Reuters October 30, 2025 Video Technology & National Security AI Action Plan: Janet Egan, Jessica Brandt, Neil Chilson, and Tim Fist By Janet Egan & Tim Fist July 24, 2025 In The News Technology & National Security Bill to Mandate Chip Export Location Tracking Would Backfire, Tech Policy Experts Say By Tim Fist Export Compliance Daily July 18, 2025 In The News Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security Trump Just Handed China a Major Advantage on AI By Tim Fist Vox July 16, 2025 View All Reports by Tim Fist View All Articles & Multimedia by Tim Fist More Publications by Tim Fist Reports Videos Podcasts Commentaries Press Relating to Tim Fist In The News Press Releases Noteworthies Press Notes
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