kunstmatige intelligentie
By regulating AI we can prevent harm
Last week, 44 CEOs of big tech companies sent an urgent letter to the European Commission, requesting a two-year delay in the implementation of the AI Act. Is this wise? Marleen Stikker responds.
artificial intelligence
Marleen Stikker talks AI on NPO Radio 1
On Monday morning, 30 June, Marleen Stikker joined the NPO Radio 1 studio to discuss the biography of Sam Altman, the creator and co-founder of OpenAI. What ideology drives the development of AI?
FabLab
Fab Academy 2026: pre-register for next year!
Learn how to make (almost) anything - in twenty weeks! The pre-registration phase for this worldwide renowned digital fabrication education trajectory at Waag has started.
textilelab
Het Parool highlights Waag Futurelab's sustainable textile research in Amsterdam
On 24 June 2025, an article appeared in Het Parool about Waag Futurelab's research into textile production, written by journalist-in-residence Anna Roos van Wijngaarden.
grip on our tech
Re-watch the State of the Internet 2025 with Marleen Stikker
During the State of the Internet, Waag Futurelab gauges the state the internet is in each year. In this 30th anniversary year of Waag, the lecture was given by none other than our founder and director Marleen Stikker.
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Waag Open: Energy of the future
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Sept
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Visit Waags dye garden at the Marineterrein
Waag Open: Botanical prints
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Sept
celebrating 10 years of Waag's TextileLab
Chromatic Relations
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Oct
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save the date!
Kennis Maken: National Citizen Science Expo
Mission
Waag Futurelab contributes to the research, design and development of a sustainable, just society
- By collectively researching emerging technology, and questioning underlying cultural assumptions;
- By experimenting with and designing alternatives on the basis of public values;
- By developing an open, fair and inclusive future together with civil society.
