Opera wants its new AI to change how people use web browsers

During its Opera Browser Days event in Bristol, England, browser company Opera revealed some of its latest AI developments.

According to Joanna Czaja, product director for the Opera Browser, the browser experience users have today will be vastly different in two years. So far, the Opera browser has led this change by being the first browser to integrate ChatGPT, add multi-LLMs AI browser solution, and offer local LLMs on its desktop app. She also teased the upcoming Opera One R2 update, which is due to be released in mid-October.

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Opera’s first major update to Opera One focuses on multimedia playback, tab management, and innovative design. Thanks to its built-in Aria assistant, Opera One also offers new free AI features. For example, Aria will give a page context, analyze an image, and reply based on what it sees, with more coming soon.

The new Opera One update will also bring Tab Emojis, which is a more convenient way to interact with your tabs. It also includes a new split-screen mode inside the browser, and music player integration, so you can always have Spotify ready for you.

Opera GX update will be heaven for gamers

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Opera GX update will improve gamers’ experience. The company is betting heavily on modes, in addition to popular sites available in the sidebar, such as Twitch and Discord, and the ability to play games while watching YouTube in a floating window.

With over 8,000 mods, users can mod the public mods by adding live wallpapers, themes, browser sounds, keyboard sounds, and even take advantage of shaders, with a very useful magnifier feature.

Alongside the features coming to Opera One R2, GX users will have other perks like pressing F12 to hide their activity and instantly open Wikipedia. Also, there’s a new Fake History Mode feature to help “distract” trackers with fake search history.

Privacy features and changes after DMA

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One of the key features of the Opera browser is the free VPN. More recently, the company revealed that an independent firm reaffirmed that its VPN doesn’t track users’ data. In addition, it follows Europe’s strong GDPR standards globally to ensure its privacy tools and no-log policies are the same for all users.