AI Companies Deploy Lie-Detection Tools To Market

On July 29, 2024, the article examines AI-based lie detectors such as Coyote that analyze transcripts and claim about 80 percent accuracy, with some vendors asserting up to 93 percent. It traces a century of unreliable deception-detection techniques, profiles startups and hedge-fund tools, and highlights methodological, data and legal concerns as these systems expand into corporate and law enforcement use.