Opera lets users deploy AI locally with new WebAI standard

opera has introduced a new web standard called webai that enables users to run ai models directly in its browser, without relying on cloud-based services. webai is designed to work with various ai models, including google's gemma, an open-weight model introduced two years ago, and apple's on-device foundation model on macs. this new standard gives users more control over their data and privacy, as they can use ai features without sending personal information to company servers or paying for cloud-based ai subscriptions. webai is currently available as an early preview in opera's flagship opera one browser, with plans to roll it out to opera gx and opera neon soon. users must opt-in to use this feature.