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Computer Spots Fakers Better Than People Do

Posted by timothy on from the just-don't-make-eye-contact dept.

Rambo Tribble (1273454) writes "Using sophisticated pattern matching software, researchers have had substantially better success with a computer, than was obtained with human subjects, in spotting faked facial expressions of pain. [Original, paywalled article in Current Biology] From the Reuters piece: '... human subjects did no better than chance — about 50 percent ...', 'The computer was right 85 percent of the time.'"

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  1. In 3 .. 2 .. 1 by OzPeter · · Score: 5, Funny

    Outlawed by FIFA!

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  2. Hollywood by AlphaWolf_HK · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Perhaps watching faked facial expressions on TV and whatnot has dulled our ability to distinguish them?

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