ChatGPT Sponsored Agents Rollout. OpenAI Launches Incident Framework. FAA Deploys SMART for Air Traffic. Assistants Start Making Calls.
The AI news for September 18th, 2026
Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:
Advertising in ChatGPT: OpenAI plans 'sponsored agents' and ads via prompts.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Werbung-in-ChatGPT-OpenAI-plant-gesponserten-Agenten-und-Anzeigen-per-Prompt-11457166.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
OpenAI introduces a framework for reporting AI safety incidents.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/OpenAI-fuehrt-Framework-zur-Meldung-von-KI-Sicherheitsvorfaellen-ein-11456751.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
The FAAβs plan to fix air traffic? $875M worth of AI
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/17/the-faas-plan-to-fix-air-traffic-875-million-worth-of-ai/
Rival AI agents, Instinct and Metaβs Muse, both add the ability to make calls
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/17/rival-ai-agents-instinct-and-metas-muse-both-add-the-ability-to-make-calls/