Opera will become the first major browser to support AI on-device via local AI models

Oslo, Norway

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May 29, 2024

/PRNewswire/ — Opera (NASDAQ: OPRA) announces plans to add new on-device browser AI features to its flagship Opera One browser and Opera GX gaming browser. IN

April 2024

Opera has become the first AI-enabled browser on your device, providing access to local LLMs directly within the app. Opera is currently preparing to roll out this set of features to move beyond the experimental early access stage and become part of its flagship browsers that millions of people use every day. On-device AI support will be provided across all Windows, macOS and Linux devices, enabling on-device AI access across existing and new hardware.

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Local development of artificial intelligence, both in hardware and software, is currently of great interest to our industry. Opera now announces plans to bring on-device browser AI features from the Opera Developer testbed to our flagship Opera One browser.

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Krystian Kolondra

EVP browsers and games.

The first experimental version of artificial intelligence on the device in Opera in

April 2024

made the browser the first to bring such a feature to its audience as part of the company’s AI feature dump program. Opera has since added support for over 2,000 local LLM variants from over 60 model families to its browser. At this stage, for the first time, local LLMs could be easily accessed and managed from the main browser using a built-in feature.

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By supporting AI on the device, we are pushing the boundaries of what is possible today and enabling new use cases, while providing our users with an additional level of privacy by reducing the need to transfer their personal data to servers when using AI

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Krystian Kolondra

EVP browsers and games.

Opera continues to deliver the latest, innovative AI features across its services

AI feature dumps

program to your browser’s development stream.

New image understanding feature in Opera browser AI

This week, Opera’s browser artificial intelligence, Aria, gained the ability to understand images. This new feature allows users to upload photos to Aria in the sidebar chat and ask questions about them. Artificial intelligence provides them with information about the image and the necessary context.

Opera’s commitment to the vision that all Opera users will soon be AI users is underpinned by the company’s strategic investments, including recent

application

AI data cluster based on the NVIDIA H100 card

Iceland

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the most powerful supercomputer on Earth and powered exclusively by green energy. Additionally, Opera has just announced a partnership with Google Cloud to integrate Gemini models with the Aria browser AI. This processing power and strategic collaboration are used to bring the best AI solutions to Opera users around the world.

About Opera

Opera is a user-centric and innovative software company committed to providing the best possible Internet browsing experience on all devices. Hundreds of millions of users use Opera web browsers for their unique and secure features on mobile phones and desktop computers. Established in 1995, headquartered in

Oslo, Norway

Opera is a publicly traded company listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange under the symbol “OPRA”. Download Opera web browsers and access other Opera products at opera.com. More information about Opera can be found at investor.opera.com and X @InvestorOpera.

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