Former Meta AI Director Rohit Patel Launches Ndoc, an AI-Native Workspace

Former Meta AI Director Departs

Rohit Patel, who served as a director at Meta Superintelligence Labs for eight years, has left Meta. His departure follows other high-profile exits from the company, including Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan and AI researcher Andrew Tulloch.

Introduction of Ndoc

Patel has launched a new startup called Ndoc, which he describes as an AI-native replacement for productivity suites such as Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. Ndoc aims to consolidate fragmented workflows across various tools like Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Tableau into a single unified workspace.

Ndoc's Integrated Components

Ndoc is structured around three main components: The Stage tab for presentations, dashboards, and simulations; The Narrative tab for analyses, citations, and generated figures; and The Model tab for housing underlying datasets and Python scripts. This design allows users to trace and verify AI-generated outputs.

Users can upload data, request analysis, and generate narratives. The platform also maintains context-specific memory across individuals, documents, teams, and companies.

Emphasis on Transparency and Verification

Patel's background in reinforcement learning and AI trustworthiness influenced Ndoc's design. The platform allows users to inspect the Python scripts used to create documents, enabling verification of AI-generated work. This transparency is intended to build trust in AI-produced content.

Technology and Cost Efficiency

Ndoc is built and fine-tuned using a mixture of open-source AI models. Patel states that developing the platform from scratch with open-source models results in significantly lower operational costs compared to alternatives built on frontier AI models.