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

What happened

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.

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   Meta AI director Rohit Patel leaves to take on Microsoft Office and Google Workspace ↗Oct 27, 2026, 10:59 AM

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1. October 27, 2026 at 10:59 AMFirst reported

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