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noosphr
70 days ago
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At the end of the video a handwriting expert who worked for the FBI to detect fraud had this to say about the project:
> If I didn't know any better, it could be an actual writing by an individual not a machine.
hermitcrab
70 days ago
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I'm a bit dubious about 'hand writing experts'. Have their skills actually been properly tested in a meaningful way?
lightbulbish
69 days ago
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the expert in question has written books on the topic, and consulted to US government agencies like CIA. I think he has some credibility.
hermitcrab
68 days ago
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Credibility and veracity are not the same thing. You can be a world class authority in something that is completely bogus.
bdangubic
68 days ago
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this would be a definition of a paradox, how can you be
world class authority
in something bogus?
hermitcrab
67 days ago
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There were experts on phrenology.
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> If I didn't know any better, it could be an actual writing by an individual not a machine.