The Pentagon asks for $30.3M for 'Polygraph+', an AI-scored contactless lie detector
MIT Technology Review·low signal
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency's FY2027 request funds Polygraph+ (also called Polygraph Next) over five years. It pairs AI scoring with standoff sensors that read head movement, facial skin temperature, pore activity, heart rate and breathing from cameras. Congress has not approved it. Legal and deception researchers told MIT Technology Review that it stacks model uncertainty on an already invalid technique and risks being used to pressure people into confessing.