EXCLUSIVE AI and AR will give humans ‘lie-detecting’ superpowers

AI-powered augmented reality devices will give people “super powers” to detect lies and “read” emotions from people they talk to, a futurist claimed.

In an exclusive conversation with DailyMail.com, Devin Liddell, Principal Futurist at Teague, said computer vision systems built into headsets or goggles pick up on emotional cues that unmagnified human eyes and instincts can’t see.

The technology would let people know if their date is lying or sexually aroused along with spotting a lying politician.

Liddell said that as augmented reality “merges” with artificial intelligence, people will gain sensory superpowers that will “transform the social landscape.”

He described this as “backchannel” – a term commonly used to describe discussions that are not made public and that can, for example, give people an advantage in negotiations.

Liddell expects a “convergence of computer vision technologies with artificial intelligence and consumer wearables” in the coming years.

“Wearers will be able to discern all sorts of physiological and psychological data about other people,” Liddell said.

“Combined with AI, this gives people a constant backchannel about people they are interacting with right now.

The futurist believes glasses can quietly deliver information that can give people an advantage in everything from politics to the dating scene.

Devin Liddell, Principal Futurist at Teague believes AR and AI will change the way people interact (Teague)

Liddell said, “Is the other nervous or calm, interested or annoyed, etc.?” Are there any markings that suggest they are false? Are there any indicators that suggest they are attracted to the viewer?’

According to Grand View Research, the global augmented reality market is expected to reach $597.54 billion by 2030, with Apple’s $3499 Vision Pro launching in early 2024.

AI is already showing promise in “reading” people’s emotions, with companies like Zoom introducing “sentiment analysis” into pilot products – where machines read what people feel and what they say based on their expressions.

The technology is controversial: Microsoft has discontinued an “emotion reading” feature in its Azure Face software due to a “lack of scientific consensus” and “privacy concerns.”

Liddell believes these perceptive “superpowers” will enable people to notice everything from hidden illnesses to mental problems – and will be put to full use.

For example, in negotiations, such “superpowers” will give one party an advantage – and on dates they can provide a significant advantage.

“People take many chances and behaviors in search of advantage, and they will use these backchannel superpowers in everything from complex political negotiations to casual first dates,” Liddel said.

“Early use cases will include scenarios where only one participant has backchannel superpowers, creating wildly uneven playing fields, so eventually everyone will have them at some level.”

The use of such tools is already controversial — as evidenced by a 2016 study from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, where researchers claimed that a neural network could identify criminals from a photo of their faces with an accuracy of 89.5 percent.

Liddell said daters in the future may be able to gauge their date’s financial well-being — and even their fertility — simply by looking at them.

For example, by simply looking at a date, users can see if someone is telling the truth or is sexually aroused, along with other information such as their fertility.

Apple recently unveiled its AR headset, Vision Pro, which merges a virtual world with reality. Experts believe that these types of devices can tell you what other people are thinking – just by looking at them

“In the future, imagine having AI and computer vision to judge your dates,” Liddell said.

The best illustration might be of a future dating interface as seen through glasses or retinal implants on a date.

“You sit across from your date and as you talk and get to know each other, you get real-time information about that person and how they are feeling.

There could be such things as a truthfulness index, expected fertility rates, indicators of financial strength – current and expected, health and fitness statistics, signs of current or past substance abuse, arousal indicators, emotional instability etc.

“And maybe only one person on the date has access to this kind of technology, forcing the other to rely on old-fashioned intuition.”

The power of the technology will lead to bans, Liddell said.

“Attempts will be made to ban their use because of serious abuses – think of customs officers denying entry to travelers with mental illness and unscrupulous employers removing less healthy applicants from their health insurance before they can be hired,” he continued .

“Partners and families will try to sideline the house as backchannel-free.

“But these attempts at resistance will be in vain as the systems get smaller and cheaper and eventually find their way into our bodies through retinal and ear canal implants.

“Ultimately, backchannel will be a transformative way of perceiving and influencing the human fabric, becoming a superpower every day.”