5 October 2026
Airbnb hires Meta's AI lead as new CTO to rebuild around AI
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- Ahmad Al-Dahle, who previously led generative AI work at Meta, started as Airbnb's Chief Technology Officer in January 2026.
- Al-Dahle is restructuring Airbnb to use AI throughout the company, beginning with internal tools to speed up product development.
