Google executive Josh Woodward has reportedly led a significant turnaround for Google's Gemini AI, shifting it from a defensive product to a direct competitor to OpenAI's ChatGPT. Under Woodward's leadership, Gemini's monthly active users reportedly increased substantially, and its popularity surged with features like Nano Banana. The launch of Gemini 3, positioned as outperforming OpenAI's models, has triggered an internal 'code red' at OpenAI, prompting a refocus on ChatGPT and a pause on other projects.