5 October 2026
Airbnb hires Meta's AI leader as new CTO to embed AI throughout operations
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- Ahmad Al-Dahle, who led generative AI work at Meta, joined Airbnb as Chief Technology Officer in January 2026.
- The company reports 60% of its code is now written by AI, with engineers shipping 80% more features annually and working 1.6 times faster.
