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 FAA’s 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 Meta’s 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/