United Kingdom, Dec. 16 -- Meta is reportedly opening the door to rival AI tools, including Google's Gemini and OpenAI's ChatGPT, as it accelerates plans to make artificial intelligence central to how employees work.

The supposed shift reflects Meta's push to become what executives describe as an "AI-first" company, where automation, large language models and agentic systems are embedded across day-to-day tasks.

In internal communications seen by Business Insider, Meta's chief information officer Atish Banerjea told staff the goal is to "make AI core to how we work," combining Meta's own Llama models with third-party tools where they offer advantages.

Employees now reportedly have access to a broad suite of AI systems, including Google...