The foundational premise of AI lie detection is that lies are there to be seen with the right tools. Psychologists still don’t know how valid that claim is [...]. The promise of a window into the inner lives of others is too tempting to pass up, even if nobody can be sure how clear that window is.
“It’s the promise of mind-reading,” says Wilde. “You can see that it’s bogus, but that’s what they’re selling.”
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The foundational premise of AI lie detection is that lies are there to be seen with the right tools. Psychologists still don’t know how valid that claim is [...]. The promise of a window into the inner lives of others is too tempting to pass up, even if nobody can be sure how clear that window is.
“It’s the promise of mind-reading,” says Wilde. “You can see that it’s bogus, but that’s what they’re selling.”