浏览器制造者歌剧院拥有推出新网络标准，允许用户在其浏览器中直接运行AI模型，而无需依赖云。
新标准"WebAI"旨在与各种AI模型合作。 歌剧名将Google的"Gemma"——一个开口量级的模型被Google先于两年前的"推出"——作为一个例子。 在Macs上，WebAI还支持了Apple的端侧基金会模型，即称公司。
但Opera 称 WebAI并没有与任何特定的模型挂钩，WebAI源于Opera之前的工作，将本地运行的模型带入其浏览器。
Opera正在将新的AI功能作为其旗舰Opera One浏览器的早期预览提供。 公司称 Opera GX，它的浏览器为游戏机和流子所建造，而使用AI agents执行任务的浏览器Opera Neon，很快也会得到同样的处理。 根据公司规定，用户必须选择加入该功能。
开放量级模型为用户提供了一些好处。 就其中之一而言，它们通常可以免费下载和使用。 他们的基本模型权重也公开提供，这使得开发者有更多的自由定制他们的工作方式。 虽然与完全的开源软件不同，开放量级模型仍然有一些限制。
称公司拥有隐私的额外优势。 用户可以不需将个人信息发送到公司服务器或支付基于云的AI订阅费而来挖掘AI功能。
称公司在其公告中说，“开发者可以增加AI功能，而不运行AI基础设施，也不为每一项请求付费。” 用户不需要AI订阅，本地AI处理的信息留在自己的设备上
公司称 WebAI也允许任何人生成文本，对内容进行分类，并理解信息的片段如何关联，都直接在浏览器中。
随着人工智能助手的力量增强并获得个人信息，隐私问题日益被关注。 用户往往会用AI聊天器上交出大量个人信息，有时对这些数据的存储或使用方式没有明确的理解。
本地运行的模型提供了一个替代方案，因为处理发生在用户自己的设备上——而不是公司云服务器上。 这并不能消除所有隐私风险，因此，歌剧院多年来将数字隐私作为其主要销售点之一，这是有道理的。
然而，也有取舍。 本地运行的AI模型对用户的计算机提出了更多的需求，这可能会影响性能。 Opera 指出，模型性能将取决于设备的硬件。
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Browser maker Opera has introduced a new web standard that lets users to run AI models directly in its browser, without relying on the cloud.
The new standard, WebAI, is designed to work with a variety of AI models. Opera name drops Google’s Gemma — an open-weight model that Google first introduced two years ago — as one example. On Macs, WebAI also supports Apple’s on-device foundation model, the company says.
But Opera says WebAI isn’t tied to any particular model and is built to support a wide range of open-weight AI systems. WebAI grew out of previous work by Opera to bring locally run models into its browsers.
Opera is making the new AI features available as an early preview in its flagship Opera One browser. The company says Opera GX, its browser built for gamers and streamers, and Opera Neon, its browser that uses AI agents to perform tasks, will soon get the same treatment. Users have to choose to opt into the feature, according to the company.
Open-weight models offer a number of benefits to users. For one, they are typically free to download and use. Their underlying model weights are also publicly available, which gives developers more freedom to customize how they work. Although unlike fully open-source software, open-weight models still come with some restrictions.
There’s the additional advantage of privacy, the company said. Users can tap into AI features without having to send their personal information to a company’s servers or pay for a cloud-based AI subscription.
“Developers can add AI features without running AI infrastructure or paying for every request,” the company said in its announcement. “Users don’t need AI subscriptions, the information the local AI handles stays on their own device, and they stay in control of the AI on their computer.”
The company said WebAI also allows anyone to generate text, classify content, and understand how pieces of information relate, all directly in the browser.
Privacy has become a growing concern as AI assistants become more powerful and gain access to personal information. Users often surrender vast amounts of personal information with AI chatbots, sometimes without a clear understanding of how that data is stored or used.
Locally run models offer an alternative because the processing happens on the user’s own device — and not on a company’s cloud server. That doesn’t eliminate every privacy risk, but it does give users a bit more control. It makes sense then that Opera has made digital privacy one of its primary selling points over the years.
There are trade-offs, however. Running AI models locally puts more demand on a user’s computer, which can affect performance. Opera notes that model performance will depend on the device’s hardware.
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