Opera is now the first major web browser with AI-based agentic browsing

The team behind the Opera web browser has announced a new AI agent called Browser Operator, capable of performing browsing tasks for users. This new agentic browsing marks a paradigm shift that could mark the next evolution of web browsers. Also: Which AI agent is the best? This new leaderboard can tell you According to Krystian Kolondra, EVP at Opera, "For more than 30 years, the browser gave you access to the web, but it has never been able to get stuff done for you. Now it can. This is different from anything we've seen or shipped so far." Kolondra continues, "The Browser Operator we're presenting today marks the first step toward shifting the role of the browser from a display engine to an application that is agentic and performs tasks for its users." Key features of AI agentics include: Autonomy Perception Decision-making Action Execution Learning and Adapting Major efficiency boost Via the AI agentics, the Browser Operator is designed to give the user a major efficiency ... Read full article.