OpenAI Declares Code Red — Everything Is Changing Or Is It?

26/12/2025 5 min

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OpenAI has quietly declared Code Red — and it signals a major shift in priorities.In this x10 episode of Rethinking Tech, Aparna and Harinda break down why OpenAI is pulling back from experimentation and refocusing on its core mission: building better models. After years of testing products, partnerships, and business directions, the company is now signaling that model improvement comes first.They discuss:What “Code Red” actually means inside OpenAIWhy model performance has become the top priority againHow internal focus is shifting away from distractionsWhat this reset says about the current state of AI developmentWhy scaling AI is harder — and more fragile — than it looksThis episode explains why OpenAI is going back to the basics — and why that matters for the future of AI.⭐ Stay Connected📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RethinkingTech🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6NYgOPmYW6Ba2LFn3IBST3🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rethinking-tech/id1795651530📸 TikTok: @rethinking_tech💼 LinkedIn: Rethinking Tech Podcast👤 LinkedIn (Aparna): https://www.linkedin.com/in/aparnabhushan/👤 LinkedIn (Harinda): https://www.linkedin.com/in/harindak/

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