Knowing the truth and being able to tell when someone is lying would make an attorney’s job much easier. You need not speculate as to who is telling the truth or trust your “gut” when it comes to piecing together what actually happened. Speaking and hearing the truth would make negotiations and mediations much more straightforward.
Researchers at the University of Michigan – Flint are creating software to help separate those telling lies from those telling the truth, according to The Michigan Daily. By using videos of trials and legal hearings Rada Mihalcea, professor of computer science and electrical engineering, and Mihai Burzo, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, lead an effort to code lie-detecting software that can flag deception because of a speaker’s words and gestures.
