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[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

It being pseudoscience is exactly why cops and corpos want to use it so much.

[–] just2look@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 months ago

Oh I am well aware. That is why it is stupid to include it in the title. Having it in the body of the article makes sense, because that was their inspiration for the device. And it is true that a polygraph is capable of measuring stress when compared to an individuals baseline. Putting it in the title makes it seem like the device is going to be targeted at law enforcement/intelligence services when the device is actually meant for clinicians and other medical professionals to track stress in patients who may not otherwise be able to communicate pain and discomfort.

[–] angryred67@piefed.social 1 points 5 months ago

And they don't even need a polygraph machine to use one.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/I0Hw_GuvQbY