OpenAI CEO declares „code red” because of Google. Billion-dollar compensation payout is looming over the company

The Wall Street Journal shared a message from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, revealing he’s declared an internal “code red” due to recent advancements from competitors. Specifically, the release of Google’s Gemini 3.0 and Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.5 in November has prompted Altman to push for improvements to ChatGPT across the board – making it faster, more dependable, and more engaging.








