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How Do You Spot a Liar? Scientists Say It’s Trickier Than You Might Think
For over a century, people have been inventing technology to catch a liar in the act. The polygraph was wildly popular in the mid-20th century, until science and federal law cracked down. Then, there was an era of Micro Expression Training.
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The Double-edged Nature of Parenting, Mental Health and Artificial Intelligence
There are two sides to every coin — and sometimes our strengths become weaknesses. This hour, TED speakers explore the mixed blessings and volatile flip sides of mental health, parenting and AI. Guests include developmental
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Human Reviewers Can’t Keep Up With Police Bodycam Videos. AI Now Gets the Job
“Who will watch the watchmen?” In the age of police body cameras, the answer may be “artificial intelligence.” … “For us, it’s a game changer,” says Jennifer Eberhardt, a psychology professor at Stanford whose work on race
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Language and Memory Are in Focus for Latest Cattell Sabbatical Awards
Gary Lupyan, Tracy Riggins, and Elizabeth Schotter are the latest recipients of the Sabbatical Fund Fellowship from the James McKeen Cattell Fund.
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This Chatbot Pulls People Away From Conspiracy Theories
Shortly after generative artificial intelligence hit the mainstream, researchers warned that chatbots would create a dire problem: As disinformation became easier to create, conspiracy theories would spread rampantly. Now, researchers wonder if chatbots might also offer
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Chatbots Are Primed to Warp Reality
More and more people are learning about the world through chatbots and the software’s kin, whether they mean to or not. … Pataranutaporn and his fellow researchers recently sought to understand how chatbots could manipulate our understanding of the