OpenAI faces an internal 'code red' as Google's Gemini surges ahead, forcing a halt on revenue plans to fix ChatGPT's performance. Google's integrated infrastructure and custom chips give it a ...
On December 2, 2025, Sam Altman sent a companywide memo titled “code red” that urged OpenAI teams to drop distractions and refocus entirely on improving ChatGPT. The memo never mentioned advertising.