Some AI systems have produced deceptive behavior researchers did not explicitly teach them to perform. The harder question is what happens as those systems become more capable and harder to monitor.

The Pentagon has proposed Polygraph Next, a new AI-powered lie detector that would analyze body signals and help decide whether someone may be telling the truth during federal security screenings.

Using generative AI for lie detection is either a tremendous benefit to humanity or the worst mistake we might ever make. In today’s column, I am going to closely explore a stimulating question about ...

Lie detector tests are a staple of police dramas, and TV shows such as "Poker Face" feature "human polygraphs" who detect deception by picking up tell-tale signs in people's behavior. Records of ...

Everybody lies. The statement “I never lie” is itself a lie, and anybody who tells you that is absolutely full of shit. And that’s fine: lying is the oldest, most reliable way to hack life, to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about leveraging neuroscience to create remarkable leadership. We are liars. All of us. We lie to save face, to avoid ...