Opera Adds Google’s Gemini To Its Browser For AI Assistance

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As an analyst with a background in technology and AI, I’m thrilled about Opera’s latest collaboration with Google Cloud to integrate Google’s Gemini large language model (LLM) into its Aria browser. This partnership represents a significant leap forward for Opera’s AI ambitions and underscores the company’s commitment to delivering powerful and versatile AI-powered browsing experiences to its users.

Opera, spearheading browser innovation, has revealed a closer partnership with Google Cloud. Under this alliance, Opera intends to incorporate Google’s advanced Gemini large language model (LLM) into its Aria browser’s AI capabilities. This collaboration signifies a major leap in Opera’s pursuit of artificial intelligence, empowering it to deliver more potent and multifaceted AI-driven web browsing experiences to its users.

Unlike most browser AI systems that rely on a sole language model provider, Opera’s Aria distinguishes itself with its exclusive Composer AI engine. This engine functions as a conductor, interpreting user intentions and choosing the optimal language model for each task. Consequently, users obtain the most precise and swift answers to their inquiries.

In a partnership with Google Cloud North, we have incorporated Google’s advanced Gemini AI models into Aria. For our Aria users, this signifies the following advantages:

— Opera (@opera) May 28, 2024

The incorporation of Google’s Gemini model marks a significant milestone for Opera’s Aria AI. Known for its robustness, intuitive interface, and cutting-edge knowledge database, Gemini enables Aria to provide users with the most recent data while ensuring optimal speed.

Through our recent partnership with Google Cloud, we’re thrilled to introduce fresh capabilities to Aria in the Opera One Developer edition. These new features, part of the latest AI update, include:

  • Generate images for free using Google’s Imagen 2 model on Vertex AI.
  • Experience conversational-style voice output for responses, powered by Google’s groundbreaking text-to-audio model.

Per Wetterdal, EVP Partnerships at Opera, shared his enthusiasm for the new partnership, “For over two decades, our companies have worked together. Now, we’re thrilled to take this collaboration a step further into the realm of generative AI, enhancing our browser services with advanced artificial intelligence capabilities.”

Opera has been deeply engaged in implementing AI technology for its users for over a year now, going beyond its recent collaborations.

As an analyst at Google Cloud, I can tell you that Eva Fors emphasizes our commitment to an open future for artificial intelligence (AI). By granting access to Google’s top-tier AI infrastructure, offerings, platforms, and foundation models, we enable organizations such as Opera to chart their own courses in the realm of generative AI.

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2024-05-29 12:04