OSLO,
Norway, May 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Opera
[NASDAQ: OPRA] is announcing plans to add new on-device browser AI
capabilities to its flagship browser, Opera One, and its gaming
browser, Opera GX. In April 2024,
Opera became the first browser with support for on-device AI by
providing access to local LLMs directly in the application. Opera
is now preparing for this feature set to exit the experimental
early access stage and become part of its flagship browsers used by
millions of people every day. The support for on-device AI will be
provided across all Windows, MacOS, and Linux devices, enabling
on-device AI access on existing as well as new hardware.
"Local AI developments in both hardware and software are
currently a big focus in our industry. Opera is now announcing
plans to move our on-device browser AI function from the Opera
Developer testbed to our flagship Opera One browser," said
Krystian Kolondra, EVP Browsers and
Gaming.
The initial experimental release of on-device AI in Opera in
April 2024 made the browser the first
one to introduce such a feature to its audience as part of the
company's AI Feature Drops Program. Since then Opera has added
support for more than 2000 local LLM variants from more than
60 families of models to its browser. This step marked the first
time local LLMs could be easily accessed and managed from a major
browser through a built-in feature.
"With on-device AI support, we are pushing the boundaries of
what is possible today and enabling new use cases, while adding an
additional level of privacy for our users by limiting the need to
transfer their personal data to servers while using AI," said
Krystian Kolondra, EVP Browsers and
Gaming.
Opera keeps shipping the newest innovative l AI features as part
of its AI Feature Drops program into the developer stream of its
browser.
New Image Understanding feature in Opera's browser AI
This week, Opera's browser AI, Aria, has gained the ability to
understand images. This new feature allows users to upload images
to Aria in the sidebar chat, and ask questions about them. The AI
provides them with information about an image as well as with the
necessary context about it.
Opera's commitment to the vision that soon all Opera users will
be AI users is backed by the company's strategic investments,
including its recent deployment of the NVIDIA H100 card-powered AI
data cluster in Iceland – which
has been ranked as the world's 88th most powerful supercomputer on
Earth and is run solely on green energy. Additionally, Opera has
just announced a collaboration with Google Cloud to integrate
Gemini models into its Aria browser AI. Such computational power
and strategic collaborations are being harnessed to bring the best
AI solutions to Opera users around the world.
About Opera
Opera is a user-centric and innovative software company focused
on enabling the best possible internet browsing experience across
all devices. Hundreds of millions use Opera web browsers for their
unique and secure features on their mobile phones and desktop
computers. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Opera is a public company listed
on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol "OPRA".
Download the Opera web browsers and access other Opera products
from opera.com. Learn more about Opera at
investor.opera.com and on X @InvestorOpera.
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