Sam Altman reportedly told staff on Monday it needs to refocus on its chatbot to ensure it doesn’t slip behind its rivals, such as Google’s Gemini 3.
ChatGPT turned three on Sunday, but there was little time for celebration at OpenAI. The brand’s CEO, Sam Altman, told employees on Monday he was declaring “code red” so the company can refocus on immediate improvements to its chatbot.
A company-wide memo from Altman, seen by The Wall Street Journal, tells employees OpenAI will focus on tasks to help improve the day-to-day experience of ChatGPT. It comes after Google’s latest Gemini 3 release beat ChatGPT in various benchmarking tests, and competition from other rivals, such as Anthropic, has also proved more of a threat.
Altman told employees it would be slowing down work on other initiatives, such as plans to launch ads within ChatGPT.
