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 ...

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 ...

Using generative AI for lie detection is either a tremendous benefit to humanity or the worst mistake we might ever make. In today’s column, I am going to closely explore a stimulating question about ...

Although people lie a lot, they typically refrain from accusing others of lying because of social norms around making false accusations and being polite. But artificial intelligence (AI) could soon ...

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 ...