AI News Summary 2026-08-19

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AI News Summary — August 19, 2026

GAFAM and Major AI Companies

  • OpenAI published ChatGPT Ads expands across Europe on August 18, 2026, at 10:00 p.m. GMT and announced that ChatGPT Ads is expanding to 31 European markets. OpenAI RSS
  • OpenAI also published Strengthening democratic oversight in national security, Pacing model development in an era of cyber-critical capabilities, Partnering with CodeAI to prepare the first AI generation, and Introducing ChatGPT for Teens on August 18, 2026. OpenAI RSS

Influencers and Tech Blogs

  • Simon Willison published Mojo🔥 is now open source on August 18, 2026, at 21:39 UTC. Simon Willison
  • He also noted Qwen 3.8 27B scores 52 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index on August 17, 2026, at 23:58 UTC. Simon Willison

Generative Image

  • Midjourney’s updates banner says V8.2 is live and links to the version 8.2 post. Midjourney
  • Stability AI’s news page features the latest creative AI posts, led by Sharing a new way to work with Stable Audio. Stability AI

Chatbots and Agents

  • Hermes Agent released v0.20.4 on August 18, 2026, at 07:26:46Z. Hermes Agent release
  • OpenAI published Introducing ChatGPT for Teens: Built for learning, backed by protections on August 18, 2026, at 11:00 GMT. OpenAI RSS

Local AI and serving

  • llama.cpp released b10488 on August 18, 2026, at 11:05:53Z, and the body mentions an OpenVINO update. llama.cpp