Opera may soon get its own version of ChatGPT

If Opera’s parent company has anything to say about it, then soon Opera’s web browsers, including the Opera GX, might be the next to get the ChatGPT upgrade. Neowin (opens in new tab) and CNBC (opens in new tab) have both claimed that Opera’s parent firm Kunlun Tech intends to include the immensely well-liked OpenAI software ChatGPT into its own products. There hasn’t been any confirmation as of yet as to which products those would be or whether Opera and Opera GX web browsers would be included.

Following the launch of their own ChatGPT-like products, Microsoft and Google made this statement. Microsoft integrated ChatGPT into Bing and Edge, while Google’s Bard AI will be integrated into Google Search. Additionally, it has been disclosed that ChatGBT competitors from the Chinese search engine Baidu (opens in new tab) and the Chinese company Alibaba (opens in new tab) will soon be available.

Why use ChatGPT?

Tech giants have been hurrying to release their own versions of the OpenAI software as ChatGPT gains popularity, either as a standalone application or integrated into current services.

Opera now has the lowest market share of the main browsers, with 3.41%, according to Statcounter’s most recent data (opens in new tab). Including its own version of ChatGBT in its browsers may very definitely increase that number, especially if it provides a better user experience than its rivals.

Since we don’t yet know which of Kunlun Tech’s products will be enhanced by AI software, this is obviously just conjecture.

But it makes the most sense for Opera to be the next in line given how many browsers have already released identical ones. Investing in such cutting-edge technology carries risk because of the harm that malicious actors can do to it. Not to mention the fact that it causes plagiarism, harmful disinformation to propagate, and other serious problems. However, it has already given the almost-dead Microsoft Bing search engine some life, so it is likely to do the same for Opera.