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Researchers Built an ‘Online Lie Detector.’ Honestly, That Could Be a Problem - WIRED

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Researchers Built an ‘Online Lie Detector.’ Honestly, That Could Be a Problem - WIRED Researchers Built an ‘Online Lie Detector.’ Honestly, That Could Be a Problem - WIRED Posted: 21 Mar 2019 12:00 AM PDT The internet is full of lies . That maxim has become an operating assumption for any remotely skeptical person interacting anywhere online, from Facebook and Twitter to phishing-plagued inboxes to spammy comment sections to online dating and disinformation-plagued media. Now one group of researchers has suggested the first hint of a solution: They claim to have built a prototype for an "online polygraph" that uses machine learning to detect deception from text alone. But what they've actually demonstrated, according to a few machine learning academics, is the inherent danger of overblown machine learning claims. In last month's issue of the journal Computers in Human Behavior , Florida State University and Stanfor...

Ex-Astros GM Jeff Luhnow claims innocence in cheating scandal - New York Daily News

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Ex-Astros GM Jeff Luhnow claims innocence in cheating scandal - New York Daily News Ex-Astros GM Jeff Luhnow claims innocence in cheating scandal - New York Daily News Lie detector detail Netflix fans missed in American Murder: The Family Next Door - Mirror Online Vallejo interim city attorney says he was falsely charged of spousal battery by one wife - Vallejo Times-Herald Ex-Astros GM Jeff Luhnow claims innocence in cheating scandal - New York Daily News Posted: 20 Oct 2020 12:16 PM PDT Luhnow said his documented ignorance of the scandal derives from interviews within the Astros organization. The league investigated players, video staff members, coaches, and more and "none of them said that I knew," according to Luhnow. He said "emails, text messages, slack messages, tens of thousands of messages from different people" were involved. Lie detector detail Netflix fans missed in American Mur...

In the News: Rodney, Davis, Lewis, Dance the Vote | Webster University - Webster University Newsroom

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In the News: Rodney, Davis, Lewis, Dance the Vote | Webster University - Webster University Newsroom In the News: Rodney, Davis, Lewis, Dance the Vote | Webster University - Webster University Newsroom Posted: 08 Oct 2020 12:00 AM PDT Oct. 8, 2020 Recent news media coverage of Webster University community members includes: Rodney on Early Childhood Education in the Pandemic Many kindergarten and early childhood age students are not getting access to school this year due to the pandemic, leading to them potentially missing out on key steps in their education. National Public Radio affiliate St. Louis Public Radio spoke with Basiyr Rodney for a story on this topic that aired multiple times last week. Rodney is associate professor of education technology and chair of the Department of Teacher Education in Webster's School of Education. Rodney warned that education will have to shift to close the "wide gulf" of differen...

Sixth time the charm for city’s interim attorney, who says he was falsely charged of spousal battery by one wife - Vallejo Times-Herald

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Sixth time the charm for city’s interim attorney, who says he was falsely charged of spousal battery by one wife - Vallejo Times-Herald Sixth time the charm for city’s interim attorney, who says he was falsely charged of spousal battery by one wife - Vallejo Times-Herald Payal Ghosh files petition seeking narcotics analysis, brain mapping and lie detector test of Anurag Kash - Times of India Researchers Built an ‘Online Lie Detector.’ Honestly, That Could Be a Problem - WIRED Sixth time the charm for city’s interim attorney, who says he was falsely charged of spousal battery by one wife - Vallejo Times-Herald Posted: 16 Oct 2020 09:32 PM PDT Randy Risner laughs, pondering his first of six — yes, six — walks down the aisle. He was 19. That fuzzy memory — starting a journey that carried with it both painful divorces and what Vallejo's interim city attorney says were false spousal battery charges...

Bryce Hall’s true feelings for Addison Rae exposed by lie detector - Dexerto

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Bryce Hall’s true feelings for Addison Rae exposed by lie detector - Dexerto Bryce Hall’s true feelings for Addison Rae exposed by lie detector - Dexerto New lie detector looks in your eyes to see if you're telling the truth - WTHR Netflix's chilling true story of evil dad Chris Watts slaughtered wife and daughters - Mirror Online Bryce Hall’s true feelings for Addison Rae exposed by lie detector - Dexerto Posted: 07 Oct 2020 12:00 AM PDT A small Twitch streamer became emotional after YouTube king Felix 'PewDiePie' Kjellberg donated to him. The personality thanked the star for bringing attention to his channel. For many viewers around the world, PewDiePie has been the face of online entertainment over the last decade. The 30-year-old boasts 107 million YouTube subscribers in 2020. Advertisement In September, the content creator went viral when he gave a small Twitch streame...

Do Lie Detector Tests Really Work? - Psychology Today

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Do Lie Detector Tests Really Work? - Psychology Today Do Lie Detector Tests Really Work? - Psychology Today Posted: 14 Jan 2020 12:00 AM PST In February of 1994, the FBI arrested Aldrich Ames, who had been a CIA employee for 31 years. Ames was arrested and charged with espionage. He was a Russian spy. For nine years, he had been passing secrets to the Russians in exchange for over $1.3 million. His spying activities had compromised dozens of CIA and FBI operations. Worse yet, his treacherous crimes had led to the deaths of several CIA spies and the imprisonment of many more. During the time that Aldrich Ames was operating as a Russian spy, the CIA had twice given him a lie detector test. Despite having no special training in how to defeat a lie detector test, Aldrich passed both times.   Source: wikimedia The modern polygraph, better known as the "lie detector test," is a fascinating little instrument with a l...