This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. What are AI agents? When ChatGPT was first released, everyone ...

The master detectives of crime fiction are skilled interrogators who use logic and imagination to solve crimes by posing questions and then examining the answers given by suspects for consistency.

"What is the truth about lie detection?" This is a question that I am often asked and one that is profound because everyday we assess each other for veracity, be it at home, work, or social situations ...

As public speaking coach and veteran public relations executive Rosemary Ravinal puts it, “Lying can severely disrupt communication.” Indeed, dishonesty and deception, from innocent fibs to big fat ...

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I recently wrote about how difficult it is to know which technologies on the horizon will turn into genuine privacy nightmares and which remain menacing but distant threats. One group of technologies ...

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 ...

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 ...