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

Key Points:

• Rohit Patel, former director at Meta Superintelligence Labs, has left Meta after eight years to launch Ndoc, an AI-native startup aiming to replace Microsoft Office and Google Workspace with a unified workspace for collaboration and data analysis.
• Ndoc integrates presentations, narratives, and data models into one platform, allowing users to upload datasets, perform analyses, and verify AI-generated outputs through accessible Python scripts, reflecting Patel’s focus on trustworthy AI.
• The platform is built using open source models, designed to be cost-effective, and exports documents as open-source “.ndoc.html” files to avoid vendor lock-in, a vision that motivated Patel’s departure from Meta to move quickly and independently.
• Despite competition from major AI labs like OpenAI, Google, and Meta, which integrate AI into existing tools, Patel believes current approaches are limited and aims to reinvent how enterprise work is done with Ndoc’s all-in-one solution and connectors for existing data.
• Ndoc is currently in enterprise pilot and limited alpha release, with plans for a beta launch soon and a full release next year; Patel prioritizes rapid execution and customer validation before seeking funding.