Are you all using ChatGPT lately?
To be honest, I’ve been mostly using Google’s “Gemini 3.”
Perhaps sensing this atmosphere, OpenAI’s Sam Altman has finally declared a “Code Red.” However, the measures taken seem to reflect nothing more than “poor project management from the Showa era,” leading one to wonder if OpenAI is in its final stages.
The Torture of “Daily Reports” Imposed on Geniuses
According to reports, Altman has decided to freeze all new projects that were supposed to be future revenue sources and allocate all resources to “improving ChatGPT.” The directive that emerged from this decision has sent shivers down the spines of all engineers.
“All team members must attend daily progress check meetings.”
…Um, is this some kind of joke?
You gather the world’s top AI researchers and engineers, and what you make them do is “daily progress reports”?
How does forcing them to stop coding, join a video conference, and report what they did yesterday lead to an increase in development speed?
This is not a measure to accelerate development. It’s merely a “placebo” for a panicked management team that wants to reassure themselves that “we are in control of the situation.”
The classic book “The Mythical Man-Month” states that “adding manpower to a late project makes it later,” and one could say that “daily meetings on a delayed project” are akin to a self-destructive act against productivity. It seems we can hear cries from the field saying, “If we have time to attend meetings, let us code!”
The Great Migration to Gemini 3 and the “Time Bomb”
The reason OpenAI is so frantic is that Google’s “Gemini 3” is simply too strong.
From the reactions online, it feels like the competition is already decided. One user commented:
“Since Gemini 3 came out, I’ve been throwing all my questions there. There’s no reason to go back to ChatGPT. With Google, you also get storage for the same price…”
Google has the strongest weapon of “our data,” cultivated through Gmail and search. Furthermore, their financial power is limitless. While Google can easily absorb AI losses, OpenAI is a burning vehicle running while burning through hundreds of billions of dollars. If they continue to operate at this rate of loss, there’s a possibility that the company could disappear in 4 to 5 years.
The Ironic “T” Counterattack
Looking back at history reveals a rather ironic situation.
Who invented the “Transformer,” the “T” in GPT? Yes, Google researchers.
OpenAI, which gained first-mover advantage using the recipe published by Google, is now facing a “counterattack from the original source,” trembling in fear.
There were harsh comments on forums suggesting that “the thief is panicking as they are about to be caught by the owner of the stolen technology,” and observing Altman’s behavior now makes one feel that this sentiment might not be entirely wrong.
Conclusion: Who is the “Code Red” For?
While they use the cool term “Code Red,” isn’t the reality merely “a command to shift management’s anxiety onto the field”?
They are piling on the task of “meaningless meetings” onto researchers who are already on the brink of burnout. When Google felt threatened by the emergence of ChatGPT, the world praised OpenAI’s innovation. However, from the “Code Red” issued by OpenAI now, there is no scent of innovation. What we hear is merely the sound of the organization crumbling from within.
One can only hope that the geniuses being questioned daily about their progress do not lose their patience and switch to Google (though it may already be too late).