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OpenAI Plans to Nearly Double Staff to 8,000 by End of 2026

OpenAI plans to nearly double its workforce from 4,500 to 8,000 by end of 2026, with majority of new hires in engineering, product and sales — as the company faces growing competitive pressure from Anthropic and DeepSeek