OpenAI to hire in thousands as the company takes on Anthropic and fights rising competition from Google

OpenAI is reportedly preparing for an aggressive hiring drive, planning to grow from approximately 4,500 employees today to around 8,000 by the end of the year, which translates to adding about 12 new hires every single day. Citing two people with direct knowledge of the matter, a report by The Financial Times says that the recruitment push is central to a new strategy as the ChatGPT-maker faces pressure from two of its biggest competitors: Anthropic, which is said to be pulling ahead with business customers, and Google, which is mounting a challenge for everyday chatbot users.

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