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Pentagon Seeks $30.3m for an AI Lie Detector to Vet Its Staff

The budget plan would use Polygraph+ for employee screening and insider-threat detection, with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency running the system.

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The Pentagon wants $30.3m to build an AI lie detector for staff vetting and insider threats. Experts say AI adds uncertainty to a weak test.

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The U.S. Department of Defense is requesting $30.3 million to develop a polygraph with artificial intelligence that measures body signals from a distance. The initiative aims to support credibility assessments and detect internal threats, although specialists warn that an algorithm does not solve the scientific doubts surrounding these tests.

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The Pentagon wants to test whether artificial intelligence can handle a task that has plagued traditional polygraph machines for decades. The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is developing the Polygraph Next program, which will utilize non-contact... Full version of the website: https://ithardware.pl/aktualnosci/pentagon_wykrywacz_klamstw_2_0-54382.html

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MIT Technology Review broke the news in Cambridge, United States on Friday, September 25, 2026.
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