SMRTR AIDec 7, 2025The Verge

OpenAI’s GPT-5.2 ‘code red’ response to Google is coming next week

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declared a "code red" situation this week, accelerating the company's response to Google's competitive Gemini 3 model that recently topped AI leaderboards. Sources reveal OpenAI plans to release GPT-5.2 as early as December 9th, moving up the timeline from later in December to quickly close the performance gap Google created. The update represents OpenAI's first major response to intensified competition from Google and Anthropic, with plans to improve ChatGPT's speed, reliability, and customization.

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