When Frank Moss was appointed director of the lab in 2006, Negroponte stepped down as lab chairman to focus more fully on his work with One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) although he retains his appointment as professor at MIT.
Da Frank Moss blev udnævnt til direktør for laboratoriet i 2006, trak Negroponte sig tilbage som laboratorium formand for at fokusere mere fuldt på sit arbejde med One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), og bevarer sin udnævnelse som professor på MIT.