Daan oversees Arq's policy research. His work focuses on securing robust access to frontier AI, building sovereign AI infrastructure, and investing in AI preparedness and resilience.
Previously, at the Centre for Future Generations, Daan led research on the institutional design of a CERN for AI, co-authored a large AI scenario study and co-led a project on the geopolitics of AI, together with RAND Europe, the University of Oxford and MIT. Before that, he served as a Senior Strategist at the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Daan holds a BSc in Mathematics, a BA in Philosophy, and an MSc in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Groningen.
Publications
Arq publications
When AI stops thinking out loud
By Zoe Tzifa-Kratira, Fabio Marinello, Daan Juijn, Bengüsu Özcan
Today, AI models reason in language humans can understand, but more efficient architectures can lead to an AI-only language. There is a narrow policy window to preserve our ability to oversee AI models' behavior before AI developers give up on this over competitive pressure.
Europe 2031: What getting AI wrong means for us (External Publication)
By Daan Juijn, Alex Petropoulos, and the Europe 2031 team
A five-year narrative scenario tracing how Europe could slide into strategic irrelevance if it keeps getting AI wrong, and five recommendations for changing course. A collaboration led by Arq researchers with external experts.
Preparing Europe for Transformative AI
By Arq Team
Arq Foundation is a new Brussels think tank helping Europe keep its agency, resilience, and flourishing in an age of transformative AI.