Pentagon seeks $30.3m for an AI lie detector that reads the body from afar
A Pentagon budget request seeks $30.3m over five years for Polygraph Next, an AI lie detector that reads the body from afar. Experts told MIT Technology Review that AI adds uncertainty to a weak test.
Via TNW | Artificial-intelligence
The Pentagon wants $30.3m over five years to build an AI lie detector that reads the body without touching it. The programme, called Polygraph+ or Polygraph Next, appears in the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency’s 2027 budget request.
Inside Defense first reported the plan. MIT Technology Review’s Amit Katwala asked experts whether it could work. The agency, known as DCSA, runs background checks for the federal government. It did not respond to MIT Technology Review’s request for details.
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