Opera introduces WebAI to run AI models locally in its browser
Opera introduces a new web standard to let users deploy AI locally in their browser
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Browser maker Opera has introduced a new web standard that lets users to run AI models directly in its browser, without relying on the cloud.
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Opera has introduced WebAI, a web standard for running AI models locally in its browser, with an opt-in early preview available in Opera One. Opera says it supports Google’s Gemma and Apple’s on-device foundation model on Macs, with support planned for Opera GX and Opera Neon. Local processing keeps the information handled by the AI on users’ devices, but performance depends on their hardware.
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Opera has introduced WebAI, which it describes as a web standard for running AI models locally in its browser, and made it available as an opt-in early preview in Opera One. Opera says it supports Google’s Gemma and Apple’s on-device foundation model on Macs, with support for Opera GX and Opera Neon planned. Local processing keeps the information handled by the AI on users’ devices instead of relying on the cloud, but performance depends on the user’s hardware.
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