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Neil Thompson, Director of the FutureTech Research Project at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), is among the leaders attending the NDTV World Summit today. 

Since May 2021, Thompson has served as Director of MIT's FutureTech research initiative, where he focuses on emerging technologies and their impact on business and society. Simultaneously, he holds the position of Principal Research Scientist at MIT's Initiative on the Digital Economy.

At the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), his roles have progressed from Associate Member to Research Scientist and, most recently, Principal Research Scientist.

Thompson was also an assistant professor of innovation and strategy at MIT Sloan School of Management, where he co-directed the Experimental Innovation Lab (X-Lab).