Making AI Work: What Firms and Workers Need

Making AI Work: What Firms and Workers Need

February 17, 2026

MIT FutureTech Director Neil Thompson presented at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C. at the 4th Annual AI in Action Conference — Making AI Work: What Firms and Workers Need.

Thank you to the Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy and The World Bank for convening a research-driven, cross-sector dialogue on how artificial intelligence is reshaping firms, labor markets, skills, and organizational strategy. Special thanks to moderator and organizer Timothy DeStefano for a fantastic event!

Read Neil’s presentation “Meek Models Shall Inherit the Earth” here. Watch the event recordings here.