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Hosted by Mark Anderson, founder and publisher of the Strategic News Service™, the Future in Review® (FiRe) conference exposes world experts and participants to new ideas in a manner that produces an accurate portrait of the future in technology, including the global economy, cloud computing, biology and medical diagnostics, policy, netbooks, space travel, sustainability, and other fields that contribute to technology outcomes. (Strategic News Service and the SNS weekly global report have been accurately predicting the technology industry’s future since 1995.)This intimate conference is designed to be intellectually challenging, financially rewarding, and fun.
Selected Themes Inside FiRe 2015: Designing the first pattern-based compute system • Engineering patterns in biology • Stem cells for brain cures • Neuromorphic chips • Contextual robotics • Autonomous drones • The AI debate • Graphene production and 3D graphene printing • A new biology-based programming language • Carbon chips • Flow batteries for the grid • and more.
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: The Future of
Work Keynote: What AI Will Mean for the Future of
Human Expertise
DR. NEIL THOMPSON
Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
Joseph G. Astman Presidential Academic Symposium Scholar*
Dr. Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research group, and Principal Research Scientist
at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), and at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital
Economy (IDE) within the Sloan School of Management.
Guided by Dr. Thompson’s leadership, the FutureTech group researches the cutting edge and most
important trends driving progress in computing and AI, how these trends underpin scientific progress
and economic prosperity, and produces rigorous insights that broaden humanity’s knowledge, and
inform policy and industry decisions.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Photo: Kumba Jagne
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: The Future of
Work Keynote: What AI Will Mean for the Future of
Human Expertise
DR. NEIL THOMPSON
Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
Joseph G. Astman Presidential Academic Symposium Scholar*
Dr. Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research group, and Principal Research Scientist
at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), and at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital
Economy (IDE) within the Sloan School of Management.
Guided by Dr. Thompson’s leadership, the FutureTech group researches the cutting edge and most
important trends driving progress in computing and AI, how these trends underpin scientific progress
and economic prosperity, and produces rigorous insights that broaden humanity’s knowledge, and
inform policy and industry decisions.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Photo: Kumba Jagne
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: The Future of
Work Keynote: What AI Will Mean for the Future of
Human Expertise
DR. NEIL THOMPSON
Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
Joseph G. Astman Presidential Academic Symposium Scholar*
Dr. Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research group, and Principal Research Scientist
at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), and at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital
Economy (IDE) within the Sloan School of Management.
Guided by Dr. Thompson’s leadership, the FutureTech group researches the cutting edge and most
important trends driving progress in computing and AI, how these trends underpin scientific progress
and economic prosperity, and produces rigorous insights that broaden humanity’s knowledge, and
inform policy and industry decisions.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Photo: Kumba Jagne
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: The Future of
Work Keynote: What AI Will Mean for the Future of
Human Expertise
DR. NEIL THOMPSON
Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
Joseph G. Astman Presidential Academic Symposium Scholar*
Dr. Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research group, and Principal Research Scientist
at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), and at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital
Economy (IDE) within the Sloan School of Management.
Guided by Dr. Thompson’s leadership, the FutureTech group researches the cutting edge and most
important trends driving progress in computing and AI, how these trends underpin scientific progress
and economic prosperity, and produces rigorous insights that broaden humanity’s knowledge, and
inform policy and industry decisions.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Photo: Matteo Bracco
Acrylic on canvas 21" x 18" June 1, 2022. www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-Manned-Reconnaissance-Veh...
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: The Future of
Work Keynote: What AI Will Mean for the Future of
Human Expertise
DR. NEIL THOMPSON
Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
Joseph G. Astman Presidential Academic Symposium Scholar*
Dr. Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research group, and Principal Research Scientist
at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), and at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital
Economy (IDE) within the Sloan School of Management.
Guided by Dr. Thompson’s leadership, the FutureTech group researches the cutting edge and most
important trends driving progress in computing and AI, how these trends underpin scientific progress
and economic prosperity, and produces rigorous insights that broaden humanity’s knowledge, and
inform policy and industry decisions.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Photo: Kumba Jagne
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: The Future of
Work Keynote: What AI Will Mean for the Future of
Human Expertise
DR. NEIL THOMPSON
Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
Joseph G. Astman Presidential Academic Symposium Scholar*
Dr. Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research group, and Principal Research Scientist
at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), and at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital
Economy (IDE) within the Sloan School of Management.
Guided by Dr. Thompson’s leadership, the FutureTech group researches the cutting edge and most
important trends driving progress in computing and AI, how these trends underpin scientific progress
and economic prosperity, and produces rigorous insights that broaden humanity’s knowledge, and
inform policy and industry decisions.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Photo: Matteo Bracco
Acrylic marker and ink on paper 21" x 18" 9.30.2025. www.saatchiart.com/art/Drawing-Psychic-Communication-Outp...
Copic marker on paper 6.75" x 9.75" 11.18.2025. www.saatchiart.com/art/Drawing-Autonomous-Reconnaissance-...
Acrylic on canvas 21" x 18" June 11, 2021 www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-Surface-Module-Argiope-Li...
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: The Future of
Work Keynote: What AI Will Mean for the Future of
Human Expertise
DR. NEIL THOMPSON
Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
Joseph G. Astman Presidential Academic Symposium Scholar*
Dr. Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research group, and Principal Research Scientist
at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), and at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital
Economy (IDE) within the Sloan School of Management.
Guided by Dr. Thompson’s leadership, the FutureTech group researches the cutting edge and most
important trends driving progress in computing and AI, how these trends underpin scientific progress
and economic prosperity, and produces rigorous insights that broaden humanity’s knowledge, and
inform policy and industry decisions.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Photo: Kumba Jagne
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: The Future of
Work Keynote: What AI Will Mean for the Future of
Human Expertise
DR. NEIL THOMPSON
Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
Joseph G. Astman Presidential Academic Symposium Scholar*
Dr. Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research group, and Principal Research Scientist
at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), and at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital
Economy (IDE) within the Sloan School of Management.
Guided by Dr. Thompson’s leadership, the FutureTech group researches the cutting edge and most
important trends driving progress in computing and AI, how these trends underpin scientific progress
and economic prosperity, and produces rigorous insights that broaden humanity’s knowledge, and
inform policy and industry decisions.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Photo: Matteo Bracco
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: The Future of
Work Keynote: What AI Will Mean for the Future of
Human Expertise
DR. NEIL THOMPSON
Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
Joseph G. Astman Presidential Academic Symposium Scholar*
Dr. Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research group, and Principal Research Scientist
at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), and at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital
Economy (IDE) within the Sloan School of Management.
Guided by Dr. Thompson’s leadership, the FutureTech group researches the cutting edge and most
important trends driving progress in computing and AI, how these trends underpin scientific progress
and economic prosperity, and produces rigorous insights that broaden humanity’s knowledge, and
inform policy and industry decisions.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Photo: Matteo Bracco
Acrylic on canvas 21" x 18" September 10, 2025. www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-Communication-Installatio...
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: The Future of
Work Keynote: What AI Will Mean for the Future of
Human Expertise
DR. NEIL THOMPSON
Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
Joseph G. Astman Presidential Academic Symposium Scholar*
Dr. Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research group, and Principal Research Scientist
at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), and at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital
Economy (IDE) within the Sloan School of Management.
Guided by Dr. Thompson’s leadership, the FutureTech group researches the cutting edge and most
important trends driving progress in computing and AI, how these trends underpin scientific progress
and economic prosperity, and produces rigorous insights that broaden humanity’s knowledge, and
inform policy and industry decisions.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Photo: Kumba Jagne
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: The Future of
Work Keynote: What AI Will Mean for the Future of
Human Expertise
DR. NEIL THOMPSON
Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
Joseph G. Astman Presidential Academic Symposium Scholar*
Dr. Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research group, and Principal Research Scientist
at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), and at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital
Economy (IDE) within the Sloan School of Management.
Guided by Dr. Thompson’s leadership, the FutureTech group researches the cutting edge and most
important trends driving progress in computing and AI, how these trends underpin scientific progress
and economic prosperity, and produces rigorous insights that broaden humanity’s knowledge, and
inform policy and industry decisions.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Photo: Kumba Jagne
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: The Future of
Work Keynote: What AI Will Mean for the Future of
Human Expertise
DR. NEIL THOMPSON
Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
Joseph G. Astman Presidential Academic Symposium Scholar*
Dr. Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research group, and Principal Research Scientist
at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), and at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital
Economy (IDE) within the Sloan School of Management.
Guided by Dr. Thompson’s leadership, the FutureTech group researches the cutting edge and most
important trends driving progress in computing and AI, how these trends underpin scientific progress
and economic prosperity, and produces rigorous insights that broaden humanity’s knowledge, and
inform policy and industry decisions.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Photo: Matteo Bracco
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: The Future of
Work Keynote: What AI Will Mean for the Future of
Human Expertise
DR. NEIL THOMPSON
Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
Joseph G. Astman Presidential Academic Symposium Scholar*
Dr. Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research group, and Principal Research Scientist
at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), and at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital
Economy (IDE) within the Sloan School of Management.
Guided by Dr. Thompson’s leadership, the FutureTech group researches the cutting edge and most
important trends driving progress in computing and AI, how these trends underpin scientific progress
and economic prosperity, and produces rigorous insights that broaden humanity’s knowledge, and
inform policy and industry decisions.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Photo: Kumba Jagne
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: The Future of
Work Keynote: What AI Will Mean for the Future of
Human Expertise
DR. NEIL THOMPSON
Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
Joseph G. Astman Presidential Academic Symposium Scholar*
Dr. Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research group, and Principal Research Scientist
at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), and at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital
Economy (IDE) within the Sloan School of Management.
Guided by Dr. Thompson’s leadership, the FutureTech group researches the cutting edge and most
important trends driving progress in computing and AI, how these trends underpin scientific progress
and economic prosperity, and produces rigorous insights that broaden humanity’s knowledge, and
inform policy and industry decisions.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Photo: Kumba Jagne
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: The Future of
Work Keynote: What AI Will Mean for the Future of
Human Expertise
DR. NEIL THOMPSON
Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
Joseph G. Astman Presidential Academic Symposium Scholar*
Dr. Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research group, and Principal Research Scientist
at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), and at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital
Economy (IDE) within the Sloan School of Management.
Guided by Dr. Thompson’s leadership, the FutureTech group researches the cutting edge and most
important trends driving progress in computing and AI, how these trends underpin scientific progress
and economic prosperity, and produces rigorous insights that broaden humanity’s knowledge, and
inform policy and industry decisions.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Photo: Matteo Bracco
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Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: The Future of
Work Keynote: What AI Will Mean for the Future of
Human Expertise
DR. NEIL THOMPSON
Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
Joseph G. Astman Presidential Academic Symposium Scholar*
Dr. Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research group, and Principal Research Scientist
at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), and at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital
Economy (IDE) within the Sloan School of Management.
Guided by Dr. Thompson’s leadership, the FutureTech group researches the cutting edge and most
important trends driving progress in computing and AI, how these trends underpin scientific progress
and economic prosperity, and produces rigorous insights that broaden humanity’s knowledge, and
inform policy and industry decisions.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Photo: Kumba Jagne
Acrylic on canvas 21" x 18" September 10, 2025. www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-Communication-Installatio...
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: The Future of
Work Keynote: What AI Will Mean for the Future of
Human Expertise
DR. NEIL THOMPSON
Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
Joseph G. Astman Presidential Academic Symposium Scholar*
Dr. Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research group, and Principal Research Scientist
at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), and at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital
Economy (IDE) within the Sloan School of Management.
Guided by Dr. Thompson’s leadership, the FutureTech group researches the cutting edge and most
important trends driving progress in computing and AI, how these trends underpin scientific progress
and economic prosperity, and produces rigorous insights that broaden humanity’s knowledge, and
inform policy and industry decisions.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Photo: Kumba Jagne
Acrylic on canvas 21" x 18" June 1, 2022. www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-Manned-Reconnaissance-Veh...
Acrylic marker and ink on paper 21" x 18" 9.30.2025. www.saatchiart.com/art/Drawing-Psychic-Communication-Outp...
Acrylic marker and ink on paper 21" x 18" 9.30.2025. www.saatchiart.com/art/Drawing-Psychic-Communication-Outp...
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: The Future of
Work Keynote: What AI Will Mean for the Future of
Human Expertise
DR. NEIL THOMPSON
Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
Joseph G. Astman Presidential Academic Symposium Scholar*
Dr. Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research group, and Principal Research Scientist
at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), and at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital
Economy (IDE) within the Sloan School of Management.
Guided by Dr. Thompson’s leadership, the FutureTech group researches the cutting edge and most
important trends driving progress in computing and AI, how these trends underpin scientific progress
and economic prosperity, and produces rigorous insights that broaden humanity’s knowledge, and
inform policy and industry decisions.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Photo: Kumba Jagne
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: The Future of
Work Keynote: What AI Will Mean for the Future of
Human Expertise
DR. NEIL THOMPSON
Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
Joseph G. Astman Presidential Academic Symposium Scholar*
Dr. Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research group, and Principal Research Scientist
at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), and at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital
Economy (IDE) within the Sloan School of Management.
Guided by Dr. Thompson’s leadership, the FutureTech group researches the cutting edge and most
important trends driving progress in computing and AI, how these trends underpin scientific progress
and economic prosperity, and produces rigorous insights that broaden humanity’s knowledge, and
inform policy and industry decisions.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Photo: Kumba Jagne
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: The Future of
Work Keynote: What AI Will Mean for the Future of
Human Expertise
DR. NEIL THOMPSON
Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
Joseph G. Astman Presidential Academic Symposium Scholar*
Dr. Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research group, and Principal Research Scientist
at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), and at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital
Economy (IDE) within the Sloan School of Management.
Guided by Dr. Thompson’s leadership, the FutureTech group researches the cutting edge and most
important trends driving progress in computing and AI, how these trends underpin scientific progress
and economic prosperity, and produces rigorous insights that broaden humanity’s knowledge, and
inform policy and industry decisions.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Photo: Matteo Bracco
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: The Future of
Work Keynote: What AI Will Mean for the Future of
Human Expertise
DR. NEIL THOMPSON
Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
Joseph G. Astman Presidential Academic Symposium Scholar*
Dr. Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research group, and Principal Research Scientist
at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), and at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital
Economy (IDE) within the Sloan School of Management.
Guided by Dr. Thompson’s leadership, the FutureTech group researches the cutting edge and most
important trends driving progress in computing and AI, how these trends underpin scientific progress
and economic prosperity, and produces rigorous insights that broaden humanity’s knowledge, and
inform policy and industry decisions.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Photo: Kumba Jagne
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: The Future of
Work Keynote: What AI Will Mean for the Future of
Human Expertise
DR. NEIL THOMPSON
Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
Joseph G. Astman Presidential Academic Symposium Scholar*
Dr. Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research group, and Principal Research Scientist
at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), and at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital
Economy (IDE) within the Sloan School of Management.
Guided by Dr. Thompson’s leadership, the FutureTech group researches the cutting edge and most
important trends driving progress in computing and AI, how these trends underpin scientific progress
and economic prosperity, and produces rigorous insights that broaden humanity’s knowledge, and
inform policy and industry decisions.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Photo: Kumba Jagne
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: The Future of
Work Keynote: What AI Will Mean for the Future of
Human Expertise
DR. NEIL THOMPSON
Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
Joseph G. Astman Presidential Academic Symposium Scholar*
Dr. Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research group, and Principal Research Scientist
at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), and at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital
Economy (IDE) within the Sloan School of Management.
Guided by Dr. Thompson’s leadership, the FutureTech group researches the cutting edge and most
important trends driving progress in computing and AI, how these trends underpin scientific progress
and economic prosperity, and produces rigorous insights that broaden humanity’s knowledge, and
inform policy and industry decisions.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Photo: Kumba Jagne
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: The Future of
Work Keynote: What AI Will Mean for the Future of
Human Expertise
DR. NEIL THOMPSON
Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Principal Investigator at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
Joseph G. Astman Presidential Academic Symposium Scholar*
Dr. Neil Thompson is the Director of the FutureTech research group, and Principal Research Scientist
at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), and at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital
Economy (IDE) within the Sloan School of Management.
Guided by Dr. Thompson’s leadership, the FutureTech group researches the cutting edge and most
important trends driving progress in computing and AI, how these trends underpin scientific progress
and economic prosperity, and produces rigorous insights that broaden humanity’s knowledge, and
inform policy and industry decisions.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Photo: Kumba Jagne