What changed
Rohit Patel, the former director of AI at Meta, has left the company to launch Ndoc, a startup that aims to replace traditional office suites with an AI-native platform. Patel is pitching Ndoc as a unified workspace that integrates various tools like Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and others into a single interface.
What this means in practice
Ndoc is designed to streamline workflows by combining three main components: the Stage tab for presentations, the Narrative tab for analyses, and the Model tab for datasets and scripts. Users can upload data and request analyses, with the platform providing explanations for its processes. Patel emphasizes transparency, allowing users to access and verify the Python scripts used in document creation. The platform is built using a mix of open-source models, which Patel claims makes it more cost-effective to run compared to alternatives based on frontier AI models.
Limitations and availability
Ndoc is currently conducting an enterprise pilot and offering an alpha version to a limited number of customers who join a waitlist. It is free to sign up, but users will pay for usage and tokens. Patel plans to release a beta version in the coming weeks and a full launch for next year. The platform is designed to be open-source, with Patel aiming to create a format that other developers can use without being locked into Ndoc. However, the supplied announcement does not specify the exact timeline for the full launch or the availability of the open-source format.
