Posted Aug 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM UTCRNvidia releases new “lightweight” open AI model.Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is designed to work alongside other models in AI agents, targeting specific jobs like code review, answering billing questions, and security alert monitoring. It’s the latest release in Nvidia’s Nemotron family of “truly open source” AI models, as the chipmaker champions open AI while its rivals develop their own silicon.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Robert Hart