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OpenAI (artificial intelligence company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
plans to / plans
jìhuà
计划
end of the year
niándǐ
年底
will
jiāng
将
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
number / headcount
rénshù
人数
to increase to / to grow to
zēng zhì
增至
8,000 people
8000 rén
8000人
。

according to
jù
据
the United Kingdom / Britain
Yīngguó
英国
《
Financial Times (newspaper)
Jīnróng Shíbào
金融时报
》
report / according to reports
bàodào
报道
，
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
plans to
jìhuà
计划
by
zài
在
end of 2026
2026 nián dǐ
2026年底
before / by that time
qián
前
will
jiāng
将
employees
yuángōng
员工
total number
zǒngshù
总数
from
cóng
从
approximately
yuē
约
4,500 people
4500 rén
4500人
to increase to
zēngjiā zhì
增加至
8,000 people
8000 rén
8000人
，
in order to / so as to
yǐ
以
to strengthen
jiāqiáng
加强
in
zài
在
enterprise / business
qǐyè
企业
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
market
shìchǎng
市场
(structural particle)
de
的
competitiveness
jìngzhēng lì
竞争力
。

March 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM

according to
jù
据
United Kingdom / Britain
Yīngguó
英国
《
Financial Times (newspaper)
Jīnróng Shíbào
金融时报
》
report
bàodào
报道
，
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
plans to
jìhuà
计划
by
zài
在
end of 2026
2026 nián dǐ
2026年底
before
qián
前
will
jiāng
将
employees
yuángōng
员工
headcount / number of staff
rénshù
人数
to increase to
zēng zhì
增至
8,000 people
8000 rén
8000人
。
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
has approximately
yuē yǒu
约有
4,500 (measure word for people)
4500 míng
4500名
employees
yuángōng
员工
，
this
zhè
这
means / implies
yìwèizhe
意味着
the company
gōngsī
公司
will
jiāng
将
newly / additionally
xīn
新
to hire / to recruit
zhāopìn
招聘
approximately
yuē
约
3,500 people
3500 rén
3500人
。
new
xīn
新
employees
yuángōng
员工
will
jiāng
将
mainly / primarily
zhǔyào
主要
in
zài
在
product development
chǎnpǐn kāifā
产品开发
、
engineering
gōngchéng
工程
、
research
yánjiū
研究
and
hé
和
sales
xiāoshòu
销售
etc. / and so on
děng
等
department
bùmén
部门
to work
gōngzuò
工作
。
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
also / additionally
hái
还
will
jiāng
将
to recruit / to hire
zhāomù
招募
specially / specifically
zhuānmén
专门
to help / to assist
bāngzhù
帮助
enterprise / business
qǐyè
企业
users / clients
yònghù
用户
to use / to utilize
shǐyòng
使用
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
tools / products
gōngjù
工具
(structural particle)
de
的
“
technical ambassador (specialist role)
jìshù dàshǐ
技术大使
”。
this
zhè
这
means / implies
yìwèizhe
意味着
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
every month / monthly
měi yuè
每月
needs to / requires
xūyào
需要
to hire / to recruit
zhāopìn
招聘
approximately
yuē
约
390 (people)
390 míng
390名
new employees
xīn yuángōng
新员工
。
this time / this round of
cǐ cì
此次
large-scale
dà guīmó
大规模
hiring / recruitment
zhāopìn
招聘
compared with / in contrast to
yǔ
与
technology
kējì
科技
industry / sector
hángyè
行业
widespread / common
pǔbiàn
普遍
layoffs / job cuts
cáiyuán
裁员
(structural particle)
de
的
trend
qūshì
趋势
is different
bùtóng
不同
。
analysts / industry observers
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to believe / to consider
rènwéi
认为
，
this move / this action
cǐ jǔ
此举
is
shì
是
in order to / for the purpose of
wèile
为了
to strengthen
jiāqiáng
加强
with / against
yǔ
与
Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
in
zài
在
enterprise market
qǐyè shìchǎng
企业市场
(structural particle)
de
的
competition
jìngzhēng
竞争
。
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
(possessive particle)
de
的
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
product
chǎnpǐn
产品
ChatGPT (OpenAI AI chatbot)
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
in
zài
在
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
enterprise market
qǐyè shìchǎng
企业市场
more and more / increasingly
yuèláiyuè
越来越
popular / well-received
shòu huānyíng
受欢迎
。

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

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