I daho Today recently spoke with George Olivo, the lead polygraph analyst on A&E’s new series Lie Detector: Truth or Deception, which is hosted by Tony Harris. The seven-episode series, which ...

No psychology necessary. Steven Hyde started researching language-based lie detection as a Ph.D. student in management at the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2015.

Lie detectors were in widespread use by employers in the 1980s, with an estimated 2 million job applicants and employees forced to take polygraph tests by 1985, according to Hinkle’s law school ...

The scope for AI lie detection is almost limitless by comparison. “Given that we have so much fake news and disinformation spreading, there is a benefit to these technologies,” says von Schenk.

In summary, the dream and intuition of a simple, straightforward, reliable, and practical lie detection technology have not yet materialized, despite strong scientific efforts over the past 60 years.

As I noted earlier, nearly all studies of lie detection assume half of all statements are lies. That might be true in Charlie’s world, but it’s probably not true in yours.