Starting today, Opera One users can access a preview feature that lets them tap into local AI models through WebAI, a proposed web standard. Here are the details.

WebAI

Opera announced today that its Opera One browser is the first of its browsers to offer built-in access to local AI models, with Opera GX and Opera Neon to follow.

The feature relies on the WebAI proposed web standard, which allows websites and browser extensions to access AI models running locally on the user’s device.

Here’s Opera:

WebAI is a proposed web standard, backed by companies such as Google and Microsoft, that lets websites and browser extensions use AI hosted through the browser. Opera’s implementation is model-agnostic and built around open models, offering users choice among AI providers.…