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ArticleiScience2024

Lie detection algorithms disrupt the social dynamics of accusation behavior.

Alicia von Schenk, Victor Klockmann, Jean-François Bonnefon, Iyad Rahwan, Nils Köbis

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Article in iScience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Alicia von SchenkJulius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Department of Economics, Sanderring 2, 97070 Würzburg, Germany.
Victor KlockmannJulius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Department of Economics, Sanderring 2, 97070 Würzburg, Germany.
Jean-François BonnefonInstitute for Advanced Study in Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
Iyad RahwanCenter for Humans and Machines, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Lentzeallee 94, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
Nils KöbisCenter for Humans and Machines, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Lentzeallee 94, 14195 Berlin, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Humans, aware of the social costs associated with false accusations, are generally hesitant to accuse others of lying. Our study shows how lie detection algorithms disrupt this social dynamic. We develop a supervised machine-learning classifier that surpasses human accuracy and conduct a large-scale incentivized experiment manipulating the availability of this lie-detection algorithm. In the absence of algorithmic support, people are reluctant to accuse others of lying, but when the algorithm becomes available, a minority actively seeks its prediction and consistently relies on it for accusations. Although those who request machine predictions are not inherently more prone to accuse, they more willingly follow predictions that suggest accusation than those who receive such predictions without actively seeking them.

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PMID39109173
PMCPMC11302104

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