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Marietje Schaake

Also known as Maria Renske Schaake

Marietje Schaake is a Dutch politician whose policy work now centers on AI and tech regulation. She served in the European Parliament from 2009 to 2019, working on trade, foreign and tech policy. In 2020 she led a group of Stanford students whose recommendations on regulating AI reached the European Commission. In 2023 the United Nations named her to a new advisory body on AI, and in 2024 she published The Tech Coup, a book about how to save democracy from Silicon Valley. As of October 2026 she is a fellow at Stanford's Cyber Policy Center and at its Institute for Human-Centered AI, and she writes a column for the Financial Times.

Timeline

  1. 2009–2019

    Member of European Parliament

    She serves as a Dutch Member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2019, working on trade, foreign and tech policy.

  2. 2017

    Commissioner for cyberspace stability

    Her appointment in 2017 puts her on the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace.

  3. June 2020

    Stanford input on EU AI rules

    A group of Stanford students and contributors, led by HAI policy fellow Marietje Schaake, shares policy recommendations with the EU Commission on regulating AI in June 2020.

  4. June 2021

    Explainer on the EU AI Act

    In June 2021 her explainer on the European Commission's proposed Artificial Intelligence Act describes the pre-deployment and post-market duties for developers of high-risk AI systems.

  5. October 2023

    Appointed to the UN AI body

    The United Nations names her in October 2023 to a new advisory body on AI, which Secretary-General António Guterres announces.

  6. 2024

    A book on tech and democracy

    Princeton University Press publishes her book The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley in 2024.

  7. As of October 2026

    Fellow at Stanford HAI

    As of October 2026, she is a fellow at Stanford's Cyber Policy Center and at its Institute for Human-Centered AI, and she writes a column for the Financial Times.

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  1. Marietje Schaake - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Marietje Schaake | Stanford HAI hai.stanford.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Recommendations on the EU Commission’s White Paper on AI | Stanford HAI hai.stanford.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. The European Commission’s Artificial Intelligence Act | Stanford HAI hai.stanford.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Marietje Schaake Appointed by UN to High-level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence | FSI cyber.fsi.stanford.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. UN Secretary-General launches AI Advisory Body on risks, opportunities, and international governance of artificial intelligence | United Nations in India india.un.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. The Tech Coup by Marietje Schaake, review ssir.org. Checked 14 October 2026.