The 'KishKish' software attempts to determine
whether the caller is telling a whopper by
analyzing the audio stream and checking for
stress levels.
Lying evokes the 'fight or flight' response in
humans, which makes muscles tense up, altering
the pitch and tone of the voice.
"This is a really neat application, and the kind
of thing we want to see more of," said Paul
Amery, director of Skype's developer programme.
"Lie Detector is the latest in a variety of
products in our premium Extras for Skype which
greatly enhance the Skype communication
experience."
The software was developed by Israeli software
house BATM, and is already in use by the US
military.
The software is available from Skype as a premium
add on. No price or release date have been
announced.
Skype's lie detector analyses the audio stream and checks for stress levels
Skype has announced that it will be adding an
optional lie detector to its popular Internet
telephony service.