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OpenAI Sounds the Alarm: ‘Code Red’ Issued as Google and Others Close In on ChatGPT

Facing renewed competition from rivals such as Google’s Gemini 3 and Anthropic, OpenAI has declared an internal “code red.” The company is pausing side projects — like ad features, shopping and health agents, and a personal assistant — to refocus its engineering muscle on improving ChatGPT’s speed, reliability, personalization and overall quality for users worldwide.