Lying is an important human capacity and a necessary, frequently deployed skill for greasing the rails of social commerce. The emergence of lying, a complex cognitive operation, represents a major ...

Since ancient times, the art of discerning truth from lies has captivated human curiosity. In our recent book, Pathological Lying: Theory, Research, and Practice, my co-author, Drew Curtis, and I ...

It would seem that being honest is an absolute, undebatable state. A person is either truthful or he’s not. Right? Consider this scenario: a shopkeeper mistakenly returns an extra $10 in change to a ...

One of the critical steps in incident response is the interview. In previous articles I’ve looked briefly at the use of polygraph as a tool for identifying lies. Today, I will look at another ...

It's that time of year again—hiring season! And right on cue, your director of human resources has scheduled a meeting to pitch you a quick fix: artificial intelligence (AI). As the meeting gets under ...

But the technology could break down trust and social bonds. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, ...

CVS, the pharmacy company, recently settled a class-action lawsuit in which the company faced a complaint it used AI lie detector tests during job interviews — and didn’t inform prospective employees ...

Recent research published in Applied Cognitive Psychology provides new evidence regarding the relationship between personality traits and the ability to lie and detect lies. The study compares ...

A federal court in Massachusetts just dismissed a proposed class action challenging an employer’s use of an AI-powered video interview platform under the state’s strict lie detector law – but the ...