MIT Technology Review · AI· Amit Katwala·· 2026-09-25
The Pentagon wants $30 million to build an AI-powered lie detector
The Pentagon wants $30 million to build an AI-powered lie detector
AI summary
The US government wants to spend $30.3 million over the next five years on an improved form of lie detector, according to a Department of Defense budget request.
Selection record
Threshold 76Media and individualsFirst 42Second 58
Not admittedSum of both 100 < twice the threshold 152
- Source tier
- Media and individuals; this tier's threshold is 76
- Pre-filter
- passed：五角大楼AI测谎仪项目，明确AI技术应用
A model scores each item twice, independently, against one written standard, out of 100. An item is admitted only when the two scores add up to twice the threshold. The threshold is set per source tier.
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