The US Department of Defense requested $30.3 million for Polygraph+. The program uses AI and standoff sensing for lie detection. It aims to modernize federal polygraph and credibility assessment technologies. The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency will run it. It will vet prospective employees and detect insider threats. Two companies built prototypes for a prior Pentagon deception detection effort. Experts say AI-enabled lie detection adds uncertainty to an already unreliable method. Polygraph results are rarely admissible in court. Different examiners often produce wildly different results. The move follows increased polygraph use to find leak sources.
What changed
Traditional polygraphs used attached sensors for blood pressure, pulse, breathing, and sweat measurements.
What it unlocks
Taking physiological readings without attaching devices to a subject.
- $30.3 million over five years
- 2.8 million DOD employees
- 50 officers tested in September
What you need to act on it
- Congressional approval of the budget request
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