# Meta AI director Rohit Patel leaves to take on Microsoft Office and Google Workspace

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> **Original Source**: [TechCrunch AI](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/27/meta-ai-director-rohit-patel-leaves-to-take-on-microsoft-office-and-google-workspace/)
> **Author**: Rebecca Bellan (undefined)
> **Published Date**: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
> **Category**: INDUSTRY
> **Tags**: AI, TechCrunch AI, industry

## Executive Summary
Rohit Patel is departing Meta after eight years working on AI evaluations and reinforcement learning, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. His startup, Ndoc, aims to take on Microsoft Office Suite



## Full Coverage
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 Dalton Smith

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