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Kevin Okemwa

Sam Altman admits OpenAI has declared 'code red' multiple times this year to combat rising competitive threats from Google — "It's good to be paranoid."

Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a talk session with SoftBank Group.

At the beginning of this month, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declared a “code red” to enhance ChatGPT's quality following the successful launch and emergence of Google's Gemini 3 model. The AI firm was forced to delay other products, like advertising and AI agents, to deal with the situation.

Consequently, OpenAI launched GPT-5.2 as a response to Gemini 3's threat to ChatGPT, which ships with a plethora of advanced capabilities across coding, video, and images. The company also recently shipped a new upgrade for ChatGPT images, making it 4x faster, more precise, and more creative.

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