Recently, Google introduced Gemini 3, which the company called its "most intelligent" AI model yet. So far, the AI leaderboards agree, with Gemini 3 surging ahead of rivals like ChatGPT at LMArena. Now, OpenAI head honcho Sam Altman has reportedly declared "code red" at the company in response to increased pressure from competitors.

Following the release of Google's Gemini 3, which the tech giant touts as its "most intelligent" model, OpenAI is now on the defensive. The shift in power reportedly caused OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to hit the panic button after a memo leaked to The Wall Street Journal revealed that Altman declared a "code red" at the company.

The directive creates an odd symmetry with events from December 2022, when Google management declared its own “code red” internal emergency after ChatGPT launched and rapidly gained in popularity. At the time,

Alphabet’s Google ($GOOGL) has decisively shaken up the artificial intelligence race, putting ChatGPT-developer OpenAI (PC:OPAIQ) in real danger

OpenAI in October declared a "Code Orange" as the ChatGPT maker was facing "the greatest competitive pressure".

Wall Street just picked its fighter, and it isn’t OpenAI, Nvidia, or Tesla. It’s Google. Since the Gemini 3 release on November 18, investors have been rotating hard into Alphabet stock, sending it up nearly 30% this quarter,

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