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'''Marietje Schaake''' is a technology-policy researcher and former Member of the European Parliament. Her AI work includes proposals for European governance and analysis of the benefits and risks of openly released foundation models. She is affiliated with the [[Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence|Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI]] and Stanford's Cyber Policy Center.<ref name="schaake">[https://hai.stanford.edu/people/marietje-schaake Stanford HAI, Marietje Schaake, policy fellow profile]. Accessed September 12, 2026.</ref><ref name="open-models">[https://hai.stanford.edu/policy/issue-brief-considerations-governing-open-foundation-models Rishi Bommasani and coauthors including Marietje Schaake, Considerations for Governing Open Foundation Models, Stanford HAI, December 13, 2023]. Accessed September 12, 2026.</ref>

== Roles and affiliations ==
Stanford HAI identifies Schaake as an international policy fellow. Its biography records her service in the European Parliament from 2009 to 2019, working on trade, foreign affairs and technology policy. It also identifies her participation in the UN High-level Advisory Body on AI and her authorship of ''The Tech Coup''. Her parliamentary service predates the final AI Act negotiations.<ref name="schaake" />

== Contributions and positions ==
=== European AI governance proposals ===
In June 2020, Schaake led a multidisciplinary Stanford group submitting recommendations on the European Commission's AI white paper. The submission addressed transparency, accountability, liability, labor-market effects and the risks of relying uncritically on automated systems. Its cover letter expressly identified the recommendations as the contributors' views rather than an institutional position.<ref name="schaake-input">[https://hai.stanford.edu/assets/files/2020-07/HAI_WhitePaper_v4B.pdf Wonks and Techies, led by Marietje Schaake, Input on the European Commission White Paper on Artificial Intelligence, June 15, 2020]. Accessed September 12, 2026.</ref>

The group proposed auditing, risk-management processes and accessible redress, alongside attention to public-sector use and employment decisions. It also called for education about automation bias and for testing systems that operate alongside other AI systems. These proposals were input into an evolving debate; they should not be read as the final text of the [[EU AI Act]] or evidence that the Commission adopted each recommendation.<ref name="schaake-input" />

=== Open foundation models ===
Schaake co-authored the December 2023 brief ''Considerations for Governing Open Foundation Models''. It argues that widely available model weights can promote competition, innovation and scrutiny. Its central analytical question is the additional risk created by open release compared with closed models or technologies that are already available.<ref name="open-models" />

The authors caution that licensing and liability rules can impose disproportionate burdens on open-model developers. They also recognize that releasing weights makes it difficult to prevent subsequent misuse. Their recommendations favor attention to demonstrated risks and to interventions targeted at downstream harms. The brief is an attributed policy argument, not a certification that openly released models are safe.<ref name="open-models" />

== Selected works and policy submissions ==
* [https://hai.stanford.edu/assets/files/2020-07/HAI_WhitePaper_v4B.pdf Input on the European Commission White Paper on Artificial Intelligence] (June 15, 2020) — collaborative submission led by Schaake.<ref name="schaake-input" />
* [https://hai.stanford.edu/policy/issue-brief-considerations-governing-open-foundation-models Considerations for Governing Open Foundation Models] (December 13, 2023) — co-authored policy brief.<ref name="open-models" />
* ''The Tech Coup'' — book identified in the [https://hai.stanford.edu/people/marietje-schaake Stanford biography]; that page provides publication information rather than full book text.<ref name="schaake" />

== Coverage ==
Stanford HAI's profile links Schaake's policy publications and institutional affiliations. Its publications record distinguishes the 2020 consultation submission from a later explainer about the Commission's 2021 AI Act proposal. These are separate stages in the development of European AI governance, rather than descriptions of the law as it stands today.<ref name="schaake" />

== Related articles ==
* [[Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence]]
* [[EU AI Act]]
* [[European Union policy on catastrophic AI risk]]
* [[Dragoș Tudorache]]
* [[Alondra Nelson]]

== References ==
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