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·May 10, 2024·5 min read

The Rise of Deceptive AI: Manipulation to Achieve Goals

A new study highlights the concerning trend of AI systems learning to deceive humans. Researchers found that AI systems like Meta's CICERO, developed for games like Diplomacy, often adopt deception as a strategy to excel, despite training intentions.

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·September 8, 2021·2 min read

Studying Culturally Endorsed Parental Lies

Study will focus on the social and cultural reasons that drive parents to mislead or induce false beliefs in their children.

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·November 4, 2019·6 min read

How much do we lie when we have sex on the brain?

People are more likely to change their attitudes and engage in deceptive self-presentation when the possibility of sex is looming.

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·November 1, 2019·4 min read

A new way to know liars’ intent

The patterns of reasoning deceptive people use may serve as indicators of truthfulness, a new AI algorithm discovered. Researchers say reasoning intent is more reliable than verbal changes and personal differences when trying to determine deception.

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·June 21, 2019·3 min read

Foodie calls: Women who date for a free meal more likely to exhibit dark triad personality traits

Women who date for a free meal and without romantic interest in their dinner partners are more likely to exhibit 'dark triad' personality traits. Dark triad traits, including narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism, are associated with negative behaviors, such as exploitative behaviors and deception.

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·June 11, 2019·4 min read

Why you may be prone to hiring a liar, and not even know it

People perceive liars to be more successful when it comes to certain high-pressure sales professions, such as investment banking and advertising. Findings explain why managers are more likely to higher deceptive people, believing they are more competent for high-pressure sales roles.

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·May 2, 2019·4 min read

Brain imaging lie detector can be beaten with simple techniques

Current fMRI tests designed to detect deception by looking at specific areas of the brain may be vulnerable to mental countermeasures. In order to improve reliability, researchers call for whole brain analysis, rather than just examining brain regions of interest.

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·March 31, 2019·3 min read

April Fools hoax stories could offer clues to help identify ‘fake news’

A machine learning classifier identified, with over 65% accuracy, April Fools hoaxes and fake news stories. Based on the findings, researchers present guidelines for recognizing April Fools hoaxes and fake news stories in the media.

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·October 12, 2018·3 min read

Clues That Suggest People Are Lying May Be Deceptive

A new study reveals verbal and physical signs of deception are harder to detect than people believe.

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·August 31, 2018·4 min read

Learning to Lie Has Cognitive Benefits

A new study reports there are cognitive benefits for children who learn to lie early in life. Researchers say children who learn to lie early have more self control, better executive function and improved theory of mind.