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  "id": 9763299,
  "title": "The Download: the Pentagon’s AI-powered lie detector and young organ limits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/the-download-the-pentagons-ai-powered-lie-detector-and-young-organ",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-25T12:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MIT Technology Review",
    "slug": "mit-technology-review",
    "url": "https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/25/1145157/the-download-pentagon-ai-lie-detector-young-organ-limits/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This week's edition of The Download explores the Pentagon's plans for a $30.3 million AI-powered lie detector, known as \"Polygraph+.\" The project aims to enhance the accuracy and reliability of polygraph assessments using AI and machine learning, along with a technique called \"standoff sensing\" that measures physiological readings without attaching devices to individuals. However, the effectiveness of AI-enabled lie detection is questioned, with experts labeling it as \"the worst of both worlds.\" Additionally, the story delves into the controversial notion of young organs potentially granting immortality, debunking the theory through recent research on transplanted hearts. The latest Checkup newsletter also covers a virtual border wall investigation revealing over a thousand deaths within its surveillance range, the use of drones to drop military robots behind enemy lines, Google's plans to launch AI chips into space, a new DNA test diagnosing brain tumors quickly, and Tesla's Semi electric truck hitting the market.",
  "summary": "This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The Pentagon wants $30 million to build an AI-powered lie detector The US government wants to spend $30.3 million over the next five years on an improved lie detector, according to…",
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      {
        "outlet": "MIT Technology Review",
        "title": "The Pentagon wants $30 million to build an AI-powered lie detector",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/the-pentagon-wants-30-million-to-build-an-ai-powered-lie-detector",
        "published": "2026-09-25T09:16:25.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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