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Andy Edser

'I expect the vibes out there to be rough for a bit': Sam Altman calls for a 'code red' alert at OpenAI as Google's Gemini 3 gives it a scare

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Stargate is a collaboration of OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank, with promotional support from President Donald Trump, to build data centers and other infrastructure for artificial intelligence throughout the US. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has called for a "code red" effort to improve ChatGPT in the face of stiff competition, according to an internal memo viewed by The Wall Street Journal.

Google's competing Gemini AI has made progress in great leaps and bounds since the summer—and Altman looks to have called for an all hands to the pumps initiative as a result.

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