According to reports from WSJ and The Information, CEO Sam Altman declared a "code red" in a memo to employees on Monday, prioritizing improvements to ChatGPT. He indicated a plan to delay the development of ads, shopping, health agents, and the personal assistant "Pulse" to focus on enhancing speed and reliability, strengthening personalization, and expanding the range of answerable questions. Daily meetings have been established for the improvement team, and temporary team transfers have been encouraged to accelerate development. Reports suggest that this move comes against the backdrop of Google's Gemini 3 outperforming competitors on industry benchmarks and expanding its user base with popular tools like Nano Banana.
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