The Brief
- OpenAI opened a new office in Bellevue, expanding its footprint in the Pacific Northwest.
- The site can host up to 1,400 employees, and the company says it plans to hire soon.
- Local leaders and Gov. Bob Ferguson joined the ribbon-cutting, praising the arrival of new tech jobs in Washington.
BELLEVUE, Wash. – OpenAI has opened its new office in Bellevue, marking the company’s growing presence in the Pacific Northwest.
Local and tech leaders gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the site on Thursday.
The new office at City Center Plaza in downtown Bellevue can host up to 1,400 people, and the company says they’re looking at hiring soon.
Seattle has OpenAI’s largest office outside of San Francisco, and the region is ranked second nationally in the concentration of AI talent. OpenAI also has strong ties to Microsoft and Amazon, two major contributors to the Seattle-area’s economy.…