Altman on Monday sent an internal memo calling for a “surge” to improve ChatGPT, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified discussing nonpublic information. Altman also called for staff to delay progress on other efforts such as autonomous AI agents and advertising, the Information reported initially, citing the memo.
While Altman did not say exactly what fixes needed to be prioritised and why, the Information said he had recently warned employees that Google’s AI resurgence could cause temporary economic headwinds for OpenAI.
The report underscores how intense the rivalry among major AI developers has become as the entire industry works to convince Wall Street that the billions of dollars they have invested in the technology will turn a profit.
OpenAI declined to comment on the news of Altman’s memo.
