Airbnb names former Meta exec Ahmad Al-Dahle CTO

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    "excerpt": "Airbnb names former Meta exec Ahmad Al-Dahle CTO.\n\nAirbnb has announced that ex-Meta executive Ahmad Al-Dahle has been named CTO.\n\nCo-founder and CEO Brian Chesky shared the news in an email to employees, calling Al-Dahle \"one of the world's leading experts in AI.\"\n\nBased in San Francisco, Al-Dahle is the former VP and head of generative AI at Meta, founding the company's generative AI group and oversaw the team behind the Llama open-source AI models.\n\nChesky highlighted Airbnb's AI vision in the email and Al-Dahle's role in working towards these goals.\n\n\"In a world becoming more artificial, people are craving what's real: real connection with real people in the real world,\" Chesky wrote.\n\n\"We have a rare opportunity, and responsibility, to shape how people travel, live and interact with AI in a way that strengthens human connection and draws people into the physical world, not away from it. This isn't just a technical challenge; it's a human one. And it requires leadership that understands both the power of technology and how to responsibly use it.\"\n\nReferencing Al-Dahle's role, Chesky added, \"He connects big ideas with technical depth, highly values design and believes engineering should be a true strategic partner in everything we do.\"\n\nChesky has been consistently vocal about the company's AI integrations, pointing to its integrations during Airbnb's third quarter earnings...",
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