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

The program would use sensors, cameras and machine learning to score credibility and could help screen employees and flag insider threats.

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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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In the United States, the Pentagon wants to spend $30.3 million over five years to give a young blow to its lie detector. The idea is to get a polygraph with AI and sensors that measure the body without contact. However, researchers interviewed by MIT Technology Review doubt its reliability.

The US Department of Defense plans to spend around 30 million dollars on an AI lie detector in the coming years. Researchers doubt the concept.

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"Polygraph+- is the name of the development program that the US government wants to launch. Here, AI is to read the reliability of the controversial lie detectors in more detail on t3n.de.

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