Opera is integrating Google’s Gemini chatbot into its Aria assistant, as revealed in a blog post. The Norway-based company Opera Software revealed this information yesterday, stating that it is partnering with Google Cloud to expand the capabilities of its browser AI, Aria, and its text-to-voice and image synthesis features. Opera achieves this with the help of its multi-LLM Composer AI engine which is used in Aria.
Aria, developed by Opera, does not use one AI model to communicate with users but rather selects the most appropriate model for a given task.
What is Aria AI: All you need to know about Aria
Aria is an artificial intelligence that responds to user questions, writes code, and can do other things. Developed in 2021, Aria is a browser-based AI chatbot that leverages different large language models and can provide answers to user questions, assist in writing code, and even create images. Aria functions as an AI companion to respond to questions, write code, and do many other things. As for Opera, Aria does not use one single AI model to interact with users but rather selects the model that is best suited for the given task.
This new integration means that Aria can leverage Gemini which the company claims gives Opera users “the most up-to-date data at a high speed. ”In collaboration with Google Cloud, Opera revealed that its AI companion Aria will now have Google Gemini support.
Opera brings in AI to its browser Aria
Opera notes that Aria is a feature that sets the browser apart as the Composer AI engine does not merely rely on one AI or one LLM provider. The engine determines what a user wants to do with the browser and selects the most appropriate model for the given task, and Gemini is now one of the options that Opera can use in this regard.
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Opera users will also gain access to two new AI features: Text-to-speech conversion and text-to-image generation.
Although Opera has embraced Gemini, it still supports other AI systems such as Llama by Meta and Imagen 2 for text-to-image synthesis. The integration of Gemini into Opera was done through the Aria AI assistant which is available in Opera browsers. Aria will be the entry point to Gemini and will enable functions such as question-answering and web search.
- Image Generation feature is based on Google’s sophisticated image synthesis capabilities, which can help users quickly generate professional-level images for their projects, be it a business presentation or an advertising post on social media.
- Voice Output has been enhanced by the use of Google’s AI technology with the intention of enhancing the usability and ease of use of the application. This can be done by clicking the speaker icon in the Aria chat interface.
- Aria now has the ability to read and summarize text from web pages within a short time. This feature is further improved by the integration with Gemini as it provides more specific and accurate summaries.