"CEO Sam Altman said on an episode of the "Big Technology Podcast" published Thursday that the company has entered emergency mode multiple times in response to competitive threats - and expects to continue doing so as rivals close in. "It's good to be paranoid and act quickly when a potential competitive threat emerges," Altman said. "My guess is we'll be doing these once maybe twice a year for a long time, and that's part of really just making sure that we win in our space,""
"OpenAI entered "code red" earlier this month, about two weeks after Google released its latest AI chatbot, Gemini 3. The model drew widespread praise after its release in November, with Google touting it as its most advanced model to date. Altman reportedly told staff in an internal Slack memo that OpenAI would prioritize ChatGPT while pushing back other product plans."
"Altman said in the podcast episode that Google's Gemini 3 did not have "the impact we were worried it might." "But it did - in the same way that Deepseek did - identify some weaknesses in our product offering strategy, and we're addressing those very quickly," he added. Since OpenAI entered "code red," the company has moved quickly to ship new upgrades and features. Last week, it rolled out a more advanced AI model aimed at improving ChatGPT's performance across professional work, coding, and scientific,"
OpenAI has entered emergency "code red" mode multiple times in response to competitive AI developments and expects to do so regularly as rivals advance. CEO Sam Altman said the company acts quickly and remains paranoid when potential threats appear, predicting such responses once or twice a year for the foreseeable future. OpenAI activated "code red" after China's DeepSeek and again after Google's Gemini 3 release, prioritizing ChatGPT and delaying other product plans. The company identified weaknesses in its product strategy and has rapidly shipped upgrades, including a more advanced model aimed at improving performance for professional, coding, and scientific tasks.
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