Google CEO Sundar Pichai on the launch that made the company issue Code Red to all its employees

Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed an internal “code red” following OpenAI’s ChatGPT launch, prompting founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin to return. The company dramatically reshaped its AI strategy, launching Bard (now Gemini) and reassigning over 20 AI initiatives to counter the existential threat to its search empire.