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At OpenAI's town hall (26 January 2026), asked how OpenAI's hiring interviews had changed, he said OpenAI planned to slow down how quickly it grows because "we think we'll be able to do so much more with fewer people" (48:38), and that the right approach would be to "hire more slowly but keep hiring" (49:20).
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how did the interview have changed in past month or years? I we're going to keep hiring software developers [...] we we are planning to dramatically slow down how quickly we grow um because we think we'll be able to do so much more with fewer people. [...] so I think the right approach for us will be to hire more slowly but keep hiring
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OpenAI Town Hall with Sam Altman
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