Ciencia y Tecnología

What are some examples of open source software? Some of the most popular software systems are open source, such as Linux, the operating system on which Google's Android mobile system was built. Among the best-known open source products is Firefox, the free downloadable Web browser created by the Mozilla Foundation. So, what is the open and closed debate and how does it relate to artificial intelligence? Tech companies like Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic have spent billions of dollars creating “closed,” or proprietary, AI systems. People who don't work for these companies can't see or tinker with the underlying source code,…

Samsung and Google, the two most influential makers of Android devices, are trying to catch up with Apple, which has traditionally provided software updates for iPhones for about seven years. These moves will make phones last much longer and give people more flexibility in deciding when it's time to upgrade. Google said in a statement that it expanded its software commitment to the Pixel 8A because it wanted customers to feel confident in Pixel phones. And Samsung said it will now provide seven years of software updates, which will increase security and reliability, for all of its Galaxy flagship phones.…

If you don't have a Pixel phone, there's the similar "Talk to a Live Representative" experiment from Google Research Labs. It is available in the Google app for iOS and Android; tap the laboratory flask icon in the top left corner to access Search Labs. “Talk to a Live Representative,” active through the end of 2024, lists the 1-800 numbers of several airlines and other companies and lets you request a call and call you back when the representative is there. It's still experimental, however, and may not work consistently. Don't miss calls If you need to turn off the…

In a sign that the tech industry continues to get weirder, Meta soon plans to release a big update that will transform the Ray-Ban Meta, its video-shooting camera glasses, into a gadget only seen in science fiction movies. Next month, the glasses will be able to use new artificial intelligence software to see the real world and describe what you're looking at, similar to the AI ​​assistant in the movie "Her." The glasses, available in various frames starting at $300 and lenses starting at $17, were primarily used for taking photos, videos and listening to music. But with new AI…

An older voice assistant like Siri, which reacts to a database of commands and questions it has been programmed to understand, would fail unless you used specific words, including "What's the weather like in New York?" and “What should I pack for a trip to New York?” The first conversation seems more fluid, like the way people talk to each other. One of the main reasons people gave up on voice assistants like Siri and Alexa was that computers couldn't understand much of what they were asked, and it was difficult to figure out which questions worked. Dimitra Vergyri, director…