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906 Airbnb Hires Former Meta AI Chief Ahmad Al-Dahle as CTO

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Adriana Lee @ Skift · 01/14/2026 13:09 EDT

Airbnb Hires Former Meta AI Chief Ahmad Al-Dahle as CTO

By hiring Meta’s former generative AI chief as CTO, Airbnb showed that AI is no longer a side project — and underscored online travel’s competition for Big Tech talent.

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