OpenAI declares 'code red' as Google catches up in AI race

kept by eddie dec 03, 25

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declared a 'code red' to accelerate ChatGPT improvements after Google's Gemini caught up and surpassed OpenAI in user perception.

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