Antipolygraph

Lie detectors have always been suspect. AI has made the problem worse. - MIT Technology Review Lie detectors have always been suspect. AI has made the problem worse. - MIT Technology Review Posted: 13 Mar 2020 12:00 AM PDT MMU put out a press release in 2003 touting the technology as a new invention that would make the polygraph obsolete. "I was a bit shocked," Rothwell said, "because I felt it was too early." The US government was making numerous forays into deception-detection technology in the first years after 9/11, with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Defense (DoD), and National Science Foundation all spending millions of dollars on such research. These agencies funded the creation of a kiosk called AVATAR at the University of Arizona. AVATAR, which analyzed facial expressions, body language, and people's voices to assign subjects a "credibility score," was tested in US airports...

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Domestic abuse: Lie-detector tests planned for offenders - BBC News Domestic abuse: Lie-detector tests planned for offenders - BBC News Posted: 03 Mar 2020 12:00 AM PST Image copyright Science Photo Library Domestic violence offenders in England and Wales could face compulsory lie-detector tests when released from prison under proposed new laws. Those deemed at high risk of re-offending will be given regular polygraph tests to find out if they have breached release conditions. The long-awaited Domestic Violence Bill will also specify that controlling a victim's finances can count as abuse. Alleged abusers will also be banned from cross-examining victims in court. Lie-detector tests - which work by measuring changes in heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate and sweat - are not 100% accurate. But the Home Office said it was already using the tests to monitor high-risk sex offenders and had found them to be 89% accurate . ...

Polygraph test for accused in IAC spare parts theft case - The Hindu Polygraph test for accused in IAC spare parts theft case - The Hindu Posted: 15 Jul 2020 10:52 AM PDT The two accused in the theft of hardware components of the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier being built at the Cochin Shipyard Ltd will be subjected to the polygraph test, also known as lie detector test. The NIA Special Court on Wednesday permitted the tests to be conducted on them after accepting the request of the National Investigation Agency and the two accused. The two accused who were picked up by the investigation agency volunteered for the tests to be done on them to "prove their innocence" in the case. The Supreme Court had laid down that the well-informed consent of the accused was a prerequisite for tests such as polygraph and narco-analysis. After the accused willingly submit themselves for such tests, the judicial officer trying the case shall accord ...

Dear Abby: Heartbreak awaits sons when dad is released from prison - Daytona Beach News-Journal Dear Abby: Heartbreak awaits sons when dad is released from prison - Daytona Beach News-Journal Posted: 07 Jul 2020 09:01 PM PDT DEAR ABBY: Three years ago, I found out my husband had sexually abused one of his nieces. He took a lie detector test, failed it and confessed. Learning the truth was devastating, and I felt like a fool for having believed him. DEAR ABBY: Three years ago, I found out my husband had sexually abused one of his nieces. He took a lie detector test, failed it and confessed. Learning the truth was devastating, and I felt like a fool for having believed him. We have two children together, both teenaged boys. I had to give my boys the bad news about what their father had done and the reason I could no longer be with him. He had to move out because he was restricted from being with minors. There were so many changes. Then cam...

Lie detectors have always been suspect. AI has made the problem worse. - MIT Technology Review Lie detectors have always been suspect. AI has made the problem worse. - MIT Technology Review Posted: 13 Mar 2020 12:00 AM PDT MMU put out a press release in 2003 touting the technology as a new invention that would make the polygraph obsolete. "I was a bit shocked," Rothwell said, "because I felt it was too early." The US government was making numerous forays into deception-detection technology in the first years after 9/11, with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Defense (DoD), and National Science Foundation all spending millions of dollars on such research. These agencies funded the creation of a kiosk called AVATAR at the University of Arizona. AVATAR, which analyzed facial expressions, body language, and people's voices to assign subjects a "credibility score," was tested in US airports...

Dear Abby: Heartbreak awaits sons when dad is released from prison - Daytona Beach News-Journal Dear Abby: Heartbreak awaits sons when dad is released from prison - Daytona Beach News-Journal Posted: 07 Jul 2020 09:01 PM PDT DEAR ABBY: Three years ago, I found out my husband had sexually abused one of his nieces. He took a lie detector test, failed it and confessed. Learning the truth was devastating, and I felt like a fool for having believed him. DEAR ABBY: Three years ago, I found out my husband had sexually abused one of his nieces. He took a lie detector test, failed it and confessed. Learning the truth was devastating, and I felt like a fool for having believed him. We have two children together, both teenaged boys. I had to give my boys the bad news about what their father had done and the reason I could no longer be with him. He had to move out because he was restricted from being with minors. There were so many changes. Then cam...