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ChatGPT Creator OpenAI Plans Major Hiring Spree, Workforce to Reach 8,000

Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 9:20 AM

The artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT is planning a massive expansion that would nearly double its staff size over the next two years. OpenAI aims to grow from 4,500 employees to 8,000 by late 2026, focusing on product development and customer support roles.

The artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT is planning a significant expansion that would nearly double its employee count over the next two years, according to a weekend report from the Financial Times.

OpenAI currently employs approximately 4,500 people but intends to grow that number to 8,000 by late 2026, according to sources familiar with the company’s plans cited by the Financial Times. The company has not yet responded to requests for confirmation of these expansion plans.

The majority of these new positions will focus on product development, engineering, research, and sales functions, the report indicated. Additionally, OpenAI is actively seeking specialists in what they call “technical ambassadorship” – roles designed to assist businesses in maximizing their use of the company’s artificial intelligence tools.

This workforce expansion comes as the company has reached new financial heights, with its most recent funding round establishing a valuation of $840 billion. Major technology companies and Masayoshi Son’s Softbank participated in the company’s massive $110 billion investment round.

The hiring push follows what sources described as an internal “code red” directive from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in early December. This emergency order reportedly led to the suspension of non-essential projects and the reallocation of teams to speed up development efforts in response to competition from Google’s Gemini 3 system.

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