- Opera's browser AI, Aria, is a result of the company's
collaboration with OpenAI and is a free service with access to
real-time information from the web
- Aria is now available in more than 180 countries including
the EU, in early access versions of Opera for Windows, MacOS,
Linux, and Android
OSLO,
Norway, May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Opera is
unveiling Aria, its new browser AI today. With Aria, Opera users
are getting access to a leading generative AI service for free.
Aria is natively built into the browser and marks the beginning of
a new kind of browsing experience for Opera users. The service is a
result of Opera's collaboration with OpenAI.
"AI is rapidly changing how we work, browse the web and
naturally, how we think about browsers and the part they can play
in users' online experience," said Joanna
Czajka, Product Director, Opera for PC. "Fittingly, Aria is
our first product that named itself."
Opera's new browser AI allows users to enhance their creativity
and productivity by harnessing the power of AI paired with
everything a browser can do. Aria, which is based on Opera's own
"Composer" infrastructure, connects to OpenAI's GPT technology and
is enhanced by additional capabilities such as adding live results
from the web. Aria is both a web and a browser expert that allows
users to collaborate with AI while looking for information on the
web, generating text or code or getting their product queries
answered. When it comes to customer support, Aria is knowledgeable
about Opera's entire database of support documentation and can use
the company's current product knowledge to answer users'
questions.
Opera's Composer infrastructure is also easily expandable.
Composer allows Aria to connect to multiple AI models and will in
the future expand by integrating additional capabilities such as
search services powered by Opera's key partners. All this
innovation will be accessible through a unified and coherent user
experience.
"With Aria, Opera users have a built-in way of tapping into the
potential of generative AI today for free," added Stefan
Stjernelund, VP Product, Opera for Android. This is also only the
beginning, with many more capabilities still to come."
Opera's browser AI strategy
The implementation of Aria marks the next step in Opera's
strategy to integrate generative AI services in its browsers and is
a result of the company's collaboration with OpenAI. Earlier this
year, Opera introduced a first implementation of ChatGPT in the
sidebar of its desktop browser along with the AI Prompts feature.
It also unveiled Opera One, a redesigned version of its browser
suited to accommodate more generative-AI features through its
modular design. The company is now making the next step, by
introducing a browser AI that will allow users to interact with the
web aided by AI directly in the browser. Aria's current form of a
chat interface communicating with the user marks the first stage of
the project. The AI-based service is set to become even more
integrated into Opera in the coming versions of the browser with
the ultimate aim of being natively blended into the browser,
helping users perform cross-browser tasks.
Getting started
Aria is a free service with up-to-date information, which means
it's connected to the internet and not limited to content prior to
2021, making it a more advanced offering than standard GPT-based
solutions. It is shipping in more than 180 countries including the
EU.
Opera's users on desktop can test Aria by downloading the newest
version of Opera One (developer version). Android users can now
test Aria in the latest beta version of the browser, downloadable
in the Google Play Store. The only thing testers need to do in
order to access Aria is to create an Opera account, if they do not
already have one. They will then be notified via email or inside of
the product about their whitelisting status. Once a user's Opera
Account is whitelisted, they can access the Aria through the
settings of Opera for Android beta or through the browser sidebar
of Opera One.
To download Opera One click here
To download Opera for Android (beta) click here
About Opera
Opera is a web innovator building on more than 25 years of
innovation that started with the Opera web browser. While Opera is
leveraging its brand and engaged user base in order to grow and
develop new products and services for people who seek a better
internet experience, Opera's PC and mobile web browsers, content
discovery platform Opera News, and apps dedicated to gaming, Web3
and e-commerce are already the trusted choices of hundreds of
millions of active and engaged users. Opera is headquartered in
Oslo, Norway, and listed on the
NASDAQ Stock Exchange under the OPRA ticker symbol. Download and
access Opera's products and services from www.opera.com.
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