Opera launches local browser AI, testing enterprise privacy and AI PC strategies

Opera has begun rolling out AI models that run locally in its browser, potentially allowing enterprises to perform certain AI tasks on existing PCs without sending the relevant data to cloud AI providers. The company said it has introduced support for WebAI, a proposed web standard, through an opt-in early preview in Opera One. The technology allows websites and browser extensions to access AI models running locally in the browser for tasks such as generating text and classifying content.