OpenAI CEO Declares 'Code Red' as Company Rushes GPT-5.2 Release to Counter Google's AI Dominance
Summary
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declares 'code red' as the company rushes to release GPT-5.2 by December 9th to counter Google's dominant Gemini 3 model that recently topped AI leaderboards.
Key Points
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declares a 'code red' situation this week, pushing staff to respond quickly to increased competition from Google and Anthropic
- OpenAI plans to release GPT-5.2 as early as next week, with December 9th currently earmarked as the target release date
- GPT-5.2 aims to close the gap created by Google's Gemini 3 release last month, which topped AI leaderboards and impressed industry leaders