Opera introduces WebAI, a browser standard for running AI models locally
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Opera has introduced WebAI, a web standard that lets users run open-weight AI models directly in its browser without cloud services, according to TechCrunch.
Opera cites Google's Gemma and Apple's on-device foundation model on Macs as examples of compatible models.
WebAI is available as an early preview in Opera One, and Opera says it will come to Opera GX and Opera Neon later. Users must opt in to the feature, and Opera says performance depends on each user's hardware.
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AIOpera has introduced WebAI, a new web standard that lets users run AI models directly in its browser without cloud services. The standard works with a range of open-weight models, and Opera cites Google's Gemma and Apple's on-device foundation model on Macs as examples. It is available as an early preview in Opera One, with Opera GX and Opera Neon to follow, and users must opt in. Opera says performance depends on the user's hardware.
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