OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s big warning to employees in his leaked memo: ‘Google has been doing excellent…’

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has conceded that the company is facing “rough vibes” and “economic headwinds” just days after Google reclaimed the AI performance crown with Google’s Gemini 3 Pro launch. According to The Information, a leaked memo from last month starkly contrasts with Altman’s public trillion-dollar ambitions and he reportedly warned employees that revenue growth could plummet to single digits by 2026.

Altman acknowledged to the OpenAI team that “Google has been doing excellent work recently in every aspect,” particularly in pre-training. In an internal memo to his employees, Sam Altman has acknowledged the AI advancements made by Google and that it could impact the company but also expressed confidence in catching up.

What did Sam Altman say about Google’s AI?

In a recent internal memo to colleagues, Altman acknowledged that the AI startup rival’s success could “create some temporary economic headwinds for our company.” However, Altman reassured that OpenAI is…