Pentagon seeks $30.3m for an AI lie detector that reads the body from afar
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.
What the budget says
DCSA asks for $6.42m in 2027, then between $5.65m and $6.45m a year up to 2031. Congress has not yet approved the request.
The programme aims to “modernize federal polygraph and credibility assessment technologies”, the budget document says. It lists “standoff sensing”, or taking physical readings from a person without attaching a device, along with AI and machine learning scoring, automated scoring and decision aids.
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