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Meta AI Director Rohit Patel Leaves to Launch Ndoc, an AI‑powered Office Alternative

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Former Meta AI director Rohit Patel has departed the company to launch Ndoc, an AI startup that aims to replace Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. Ndoc is currently running an enterprise pilot and has opened an alpha version to a limited waitlist; registration is free, but users pay for usage and tokens. The initiative reflects a growing trend of AI‑driven productivity tools that seek to challenge established office suites.

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Meta AI Director Rohit Patel Leaves to Launch Ndoc, an AI‑Native Workspace Aiming to Replace Microsoft Office and Google Workspace
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    Meta AI director Rohit Patel leaves to launch Ndoc startup

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    departed Meta and launched Ndoc startup
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    AI-native replacement for Microsoft Office suite or Google Workspace
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    Oct 27, 00:00
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    Meta AI Director Rohit Patel Leaves to Launch Ndoc, an AI‑Native Workspace Aiming to Replace Microsoft Office and Google Workspace

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    After eight years at Meta Superintelligence Labs, Rohit Patel has departed the company to found Ndoc, a startup that positions itself as an AI‑native replacement for the Microsoft Office suite and Google Workspace. Ndoc integrates three core components—Stage for presentations, Narrative for analysis and citations, and Model for underlying datasets and Python scripts—into a single workspace that can be accessed by anyone, even if they are not signed up for the platform. Patel, who specialized in reinforcement learning and AI reliability at Meta, designed Ndoc so that users can upload data, request automated analysis, and receive a narrative report while also being able to inspect the underlying Python code that generated spreadsheets or slide decks. The platform is built from scratch using a mix of open‑source models, which Patel claims keeps operating costs lower than competitors that rely on frontier AI models. Ndoc also offers a unique export format, the .ndoc.html file, which can be opened in any browser and is intended to be open‑source so developers can build complementary applications without being locked into the Ndoc ecosystem.

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