On December 12, The New York Times reported that OpenAI unveiled its latest model, GPT-5.2, on Thursday in a bid to fend off competition from Google. However, the company's once-dominant technological advantage in the foundational model arena has now nearly evaporated. Just before Thanksgiving last month, Google announced that its newly upgraded AI model, Gemini 3, had outstripped OpenAI, claiming the title of the world's premier AI model.
