Overview
- An internal memo directs staff to pause advertising work and delay AI agents for shopping and health, as well as the Pulse assistant, to concentrate on core ChatGPT quality.
- OpenAI is prioritizing faster responses, greater reliability, more personalization, and broader question coverage, with daily coordination calls and temporary team transfers.
- The memo says a new reasoning model is expected next week, with internal tests claiming it outperforms Gemini 3, though OpenAI has not published comparative data or confirmed the memo publicly.
- Google reports rapid Gemini growth to about 650 million monthly users and strong benchmark wins, while OpenAI says ChatGPT has roughly 800 million weekly users.
- Altman warned employees of potential temporary economic headwinds tied to competitors’ progress, and prior reporting noted ad experiments in ChatGPT’s Android beta now placed on hold.