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World's Most Accurate Lie Detector

Posted by timothy on from the what-would-blackford-oakes-do dept.

An anonymous reader points to this "interesting article about the world's most accurate lie detector. It seems they are getting real close to Voigt-Kampff. Watch out fellow replicants."

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  1. Predictions by Euphonious+Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    If it turns out to work, it will be banned for use on TV during politicians' speeches. (The first amendment will be found not to apply.)

    Expect to see software that can edit out the facial gestures, in real time. Politicians will only release footage that has been filtered by it in their own offices.

    Software that detects that filtering will be banned.

  2. The Lie behind the Lie detector by RedCard · · Score: 5, Informative

    For an illuminating article on how lie detectors work, and how they can be used falsely, see this website.