Marietje Schaake
Technology-policy researcher and former European Parliament member
A former member of the European Parliament who researches technology governance at Stanford. Her work examines how private technology companies exercise public power and what democratic oversight should require.
Key arguments & positions
- Argues that technology companies increasingly exercise powers once associated with governments while facing fewer democratic checks.
- Supports stronger public oversight of AI infrastructure, platform decisions and technology used in national security and public administration.
Accomplishments
- Served as a member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2019, working on trade, foreign affairs and technology policy.
- Fellow at Stanford's Cyber Policy Center and Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence.
- Served on the United Nations High-level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence.
- Author of The Tech Coup (2024).
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