Welcome to the agentic browser

19/07/2025 36 min

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Will your next browser be AI-enabled? AI-first? Perhaps even an AI agent?In this episode of TechFirst, John Koetsier sits down with Henrik Lexow, Senior Product Leader at Opera, to explore Opera Neon, a big step toward agentic browsers that think, act, and create alongside you.(And buy stuff you want, simply hard problems, and do some of your work for you.)Opera’s new browser integrates real AI agents capable of executing multi-step tasks, interacting with web apps, summarizing content, and even building playable games or interactive tools, all inside your browser.We chat about • What an agentic browser is and why it matters • How AI agents like Neon Do and Neon Make automate complex workflows • Opera’s vision for personal, on-device, privacy-aligned AI • Live demos of shopping, summarizing, and game creation using AI • Why your browser might replace your operating system🎮 Watch Henrik demo the Neon agent building a Snake game from scratch🛍️ See AI navigate Amazon, add items to cart, and act independently🧠 Learn why context is king and how this changes everything about search, tabs, and multitasking00:00 Introduction: Should Your Browser Be an AI Agent?00:52 The Evolution of AI in Browsers04:53 Introducing Opera's Agentic Browser11:51 Neon: The Future of Browsing20:26 Exploring the Cart Functionality20:53 Future of AI in Shopping22:39 Trust and Privacy in AI25:05 Neon Make: Generative AI Capabilities26:05 Creating a Snake Game with Neon28:33 Analyzing Car Insurance Policies31:58 Sharing and Publishing with Neon35:53 Conclusion and Future Prospects