The Opera web browser follows in the footsteps of Microsoft Edge and, in a preliminary and much more humble way, debuts integration with the trendy conversational AI, ChatGPT. It does so both in the main edition of the application and in Opera GX, the one focused on the public. gamer.
It is not a surprise, because a few weeks ago it was anticipated that Opera was going to bet on ChatGPT, but the final result is slightly different from what was expected. Although we should not speak so prematurely of the final result, since the truth is that this is a first implementation that is still in the “early access” phase.
In other words, the integration of ChatGPT in Opera is currently in test mode and, in fact, you have to activate it manually, although the option has been made visible, accessible from the toolbar menu. Oh, and in addition to ChatGPT there’s ChatSonic, a GPT-4-based alternative to the former with “superpowers.”
But don’t wait for Skynet either (everything will come), because this initial implementation of AI in Opera and Opera GX is limited in terms of options. Specific, the functions available are: create a summary, synthesize an idea, create a tweet or a meme, all based on the content of the page being visited and only as far as ChatGPT is concerned. ChatSonic, for its part, is used to find related content.
Access to these functions is located in the address bar and in the sidebar of the browser and to use them it is necessary to have an account -and be logged into it- in both services.
This would be the outstanding novelty of Opera 97, the new stable version of the web browser for PC (Linux, Mac, Windows), based on Chromium 111, whose derivatives have been presenting their respective updates for a few days. Of course, from Opera Software they assure that this is only the beginning.