giancarlo lianetti, the chief commercial officer, says the company has 2,000 employees working at mission bay and in the mission. the plan is to double that in two years. >> this does two things. it allows us to really house our innovation, but it brings us together on a unified campus. >> reporter: mayor daniel lurie who included the company's ceo sam altman on his transition team says this move marks the beginning of a new era for the maker of chatgpt. >> this is an exciting moment for your company, for this neighborhood, but it's also an incredibly exciting time for our city. >> reporter: this openai location comes as downtown tries to recover from post pandemic office vacancies and tech giant departures. both chevron and x announced they'd move their headquarters to texas last year. abby royce, research director at the bay area council economic institute, says openai is a good sign. >> one company sets up shop in a specific industry. others will be prone to doing so as well to create a knowledge base that all is contained and concentrated in one area. san francisco has always been tha

giancarlo lianetti, the chief commercial officer, says the company has 2,000 employees working at mission bay and in the mission. the plan is to double that in two years. >> this does two things. it allows us to really house our innovation, but it brings us together on a unified campus. >> reporter: mayor daniel lurie who included the company's ceo sam altman on his transition team says this move marks the beginning of a new era for the maker of chatgpt. >> this is an exciting moment for your company, for this neighborhood, but it's also an incredibly exciting time for our city. >> reporter: this openai location comes as downtown tries to recover from post pandemic office vacancies and tech giant departures. both chevron and x announced they'd move their headquarters to texas last year. abby royce, research director at the bay area council economic institute, says openai is a good sign. >> one company sets up shop in a specific industry. others will be prone to doing so as well to create a knowledge base that all is contained and concentrated in one area. san francisco has always been tha