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5. Opera Ltd. (NASDAQ:OPRA

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Opera Ltd. (NASDAQ:OPRA) is a software firm offering top-notch internet browsing experience on a range of devices. Since early 2024, the company has prioritized its AI Feature Drops program to test experimental AI features like local LLMs, image creation, and AI Tab Commands.

On March 3rd, the company announced at the MWC in Barcelona that its browser had become the first agentic AI browser that could perform user browsing tasks. Opera Ltd. (NASDAQ:OPRA) said its native AI agent, Browser Operator, is currently being demoed and is expected to change how users browse the internet while protecting their privacy. The native AI agent allows users to explain their requirements in natural language so that it can perform tasks for them. Users have complete control over any automated browser tasks the AI agent implements, which they can override at any time.

“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. The Browser Operator we’re presenting today marks the first step towards shifting the role of the browser from a display engine to an application that is agentic and performs tasks for its users.”

-said Krystian Kolondra, EVP of Opera Ltd.