Technology27 Oct 2026SEO 801 min read

Analysis: Meta AI director Rohit Patel leaves to take on Microsoft Office and Google Work…

After eight years developing AI for Meta, Rohit Patel is departing the company, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. The former director at Meta Superintelligen…

After eight years developing AI for Meta, Rohit Patel is departing the company, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. The former director at Meta Superintelligence Labs has launched Ndoc , a startup he’s pitching as an AI-native replacement for Microsoft Office suite or Google Workspace. Patel is the latest in a handful of high-profile departures from Meta following the exits of Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan , AI researcher Andrew Tulloch , and Head of Product for AI-for-Work Emily Dal…

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