By Siladitya Ray
Publication Date: 2025-12-02 09:19:00
Topline
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has urged the company’s staffers to focus on improving the quality of ChatGPT while delaying other plans, including the integration of ads, according to an internal company memo reported by multiple outlets, as the company faces growing pressure after Google’s successful launch of its new Gemini 3 artificial intelligence model.
Sam Altman, CEO of Open AI, reportedly declared “code red” in an internal memo calling for improvements to ChatGPT amid growing competition from Google and other rivals.
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Key Facts
According to an internal memo cited by The Information and the Wall Street Journal early on Tuesday, Altman told OpenAI employees he was declaring a “code red” to improve ChatGPT.
The Journal reported Altman has urged staffers to work on ChatGPT’s “day-to-day experience,” including improvements to personalization features, faster and more reliable responses, and the ability to “answer a wider range of questions.”
