This software uses data from court cases to accurately detect lies

Lie detectors have been around for almost a century, but none of them have even come close to detecting lies as well as a human can, which isn’t saying much, because most humans aren’t that accurate either. However, a group of researchers from the University of Michigan has spent hours reviewing videos from high-stakes court cases to develop a lie-detecting software database that’s significantly more accurate than humans. By analyzing someone’s gestures and words, the software can determine whether or not the person is lying with 75% accuracy, compared to the 50% accuracy of humans.