Opera One is making considerable advances as a web browser with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). Opera, the developer of the browser, is hoping to replace their existing browser with an all-new, AI-powered browser, called Opera One. This browser boasts a multitude of features and functionalities which aim to prove as a competitive rival to both Chrome and Edge.
For starters, Opera One is going to be using AI to run content services through the sidebar, while also having direct integrations with AI features. It is currently the only Chromium-based browser to use a multithreaded compositor for the UI, and a new feature, called Tab Islands, has been included. This section allows related tabs to be grouped together automatically; these groups are then color-coded and can be collapsed to get them out of the way.
The browser also has a dynamic system in place, which means that it adjusts to the user’s needs by clearing up any unneeded features. Song Lin, Co-CEO of Opera, said that “Following the mass interest in generative AI tools, we believe it’s now time for browsers to step up and become the gateway to an AI-powered web”. Speaking of AI, Opera One has the ability to provide a ‘shorten’ button in the browser’s address bar – this button can be used to generate a condensed summary of any web page using AI.
Opera One is making a lot of progress and with its AI capabilities, users can expect smooth transitions and animations, a streamlined and uncluttered experience, and an overall better browsing experience with AI. This being said, there are some pressing matters which many users raise related to AI, such as how it may twist the context of a summary when AI’s are used as a mean to quickly summarize something.
Given that many websites already use TL;DR in some form, a human element is still necessary to prevent any mistakes or inaccuracies from slipping through. Opera’s ambition is commendable, but it may not be the best idea to push the browser to be the gateway to an AI-powered web when the technology is still very much in its infancy.
Opera was founded in 1995 and is a global web innovator, developer, and provider of digital content and services, such as Opera for Android, Mini, and news, as well as its flagship desktop browser and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered news reader standsapp.com.
Song Lin is currently the Co-CEO of Opera. He started his career as an Android software engineer and later served as the Head of Browser Product Management, an Android Product Director, and an OS Product Director before making his way up to the Co-CEO. He has helped to build several products and services for Opera, and his mission is to build better and smarter products and services for the next generation of internet users.
