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Cooperation Enables Deception, Study Suggests

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This item discusses the concept of lying, positing that it is only effective due to human cooperation. It explores how this cooperative nature enables deception, suggesting that without it, lying would not be a viable strategy. The piece touches upon the underlying psychological mechanisms that make humans susceptible to cooperative deception. AI

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Cooperation Enables Deception, Study Suggests

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  1. Machine Learning Street Talk TIER_1 English(EN) · Machine Learning Street Talk ·

    Lying Only Works Because We're Cooperative (Michael Tomasello)

    Lying only works because we're cooperative. "If I tell you it's raining outside, it would never occur to you that I'm lying about that." Michael Tomasello, developmental psychologist at Duke University, on why chimpanzees don't lie to one another, why humans expect cooperation by…

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