OpenAI Calls a ‘Code Red’ + Which Model Should I Use? + The Hard Fork Review of Slop

In this episode of Hard Fork, Kevin Roose and Casey Newton discuss the "code red" situation at OpenAI due to increasing competition from Google's Gemini 3 and Anthropic's Opus 4.5, which are challenging ChatGPT's dominance. They analyze the implications of these new AI models, including their speed, personalization, and potential impact on user engagement, and also share their personal experiences using Gemini 3 and Claude Opus 4.5, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses. The hosts also touch on AI's broader impact, including the departure of key figures from Meta and Apple, and the rise of AI-generated content, which they review in a segment called "Hard Fork review of Slop," covering topics from fake holiday markets to AI-generated recipes and educational songs.