What are the current odds for A free web browser can search for text within images on web pages, by mid 2027?

Manifold Markets prices Yes at 50.2% as of October 25, 2026.

A free web browser can search for text within images on web pages, by mid 2027

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Chrome, OR other top browser - edge, or firefox count too.

Any free web browser with more than 1% market share in 2027 in the USA would count.
Example of what is required for YES: I can visit a page like this: https://github.com/openai/whisper and hit ctrl+f and type "english" and it would "find" that the word "English" clearly appears in one of the images, in very clear text.
[image]If this page disappears, something comparable should be used to replace it.
It can't be something provided by github or by pre-calculation. it has to be live-looking inside images for the text you search for.
It doesn't have to be enabled by default, but through "normal" options (not extensions/addons) it can be enabled easily and basically works.