Lie Detector that Can Accurately Catch You Lying!

Israeli scientists have developed a new lie detector that can catch you lying based on facial movements.
Researchers of the Tel Aviv University have put forth a facial movement-based lie detecting software
which works differently than the previous physiological response-based polygraph.

This software is largely dependent on individual movements of the facial muscles and the accuracy rate
of this lie detector stands currently at 73%. The method involves the placement of wearable electrodes
on the face to detect tiny movement of the facial muscles to judge when someone is lying.

According to scientists, there are some tiny flickering movements in the facial muscles due to stress
while lying and those movements are detected by the electrodes via the software to find out if the
person is lying.

The widely used method of lie detection is currently the polygraph, although people can deceive it by
controlling their psychological responses such as blood pressure, breathing rate and sweating of the
palms. Additionally, the evidence of the polygraph is not always accurate enough to be presented in
court cases and hence the discovery of a different method of lie detection is indeed a welcome one.

“We can capture muscle movements, big or small, eye movements, and even brain activity,” said Prof.
Yael Hanein of the Center of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Tel Aviv University. By monitoring the
slightest facial movements and building a model using machine learning, the new method can better
detect lies.

As the accuracy rate of this lie detection method currently stands at 73%, researchers are working to
judge when someone is lying from cameras.

By monitoring similar movements using cameras, this could be a break through development to judge
lies from videos, zoom meetings, job interviews, at airports and police stations. However, the final phase
of this research is still years away according to scientists and we will have to wait more until a more
accurate lie detection method id developed.

On the brighter side, the news of this lie detecting software has earned interest from the public and the
scientific community alike and scientists are hopeful to see it in use in upcoming time.

The interest surrounding lie detectors root from the visual representation of these in written and media-
based fiction. It is indeed intriguing how lie-detectors, once only considered science fictional
possibilities, are a part of the modern age of digital reality.

The possibilities of replacing the use of polygraphs with this new method of lie detection is an intriguing
possibility as the wearable electrodes are not hazardous to heath and only monitor facial movements.
Although the accuracy rate of this software is decently high, people may still deceive the process and it
needs further development until it is considered as the general standard for lie detection.

All in all, this has been an exciting development in the lie detector series and the further enhancement
of the project might make it possible to detect lies using cameras! What are your thoughts on the
development of this new lie detector? Let us know in the comments.