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Pentagon tests AI-driven 'Polygraph+' lie detection program

The Pentagon is developing a program called Polygraph+ (or Polygraph Next) that uses AI and machine learning to score truthfulness, alongside 'standoff sensing' techniques that gather physiological data without attaching devices to a subject. Separately, new research on transplanted hearts challenges the idea that young organs can rejuvenate older recipients, complicating theories popularized by comments from Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping about biotechnology extending life.

technologyreview.com · 2026-09-25

Pentagon budget seeks $30M for AI-driven 'Polygraph+' lie detection system

A Pentagon budget document requests $30 million to develop 'Polygraph+,' an AI-enhanced deception-detection program to be run by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. The system would be used for vetting job applicants and detecting insider threats, though the specific technologies involved have not been disclosed. The request follows a period of increased polygraph use under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, including tests given to roughly 50 Joint Staff officers after leaks about weapons stockpiles.

technologyreview.com · 2026-09-25