Though polygraph tests have long since fallen out of favor in the justice system, they are still widely used by the US ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has found itself embroiled in a rather odd situation involving polygraph tests. In April, it confirmed to NPR that it was using these tests to catch personnel ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American inventor John Larson, right, demonstrates the operation of a polygraph at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, ...

Polygraph+ will use new sensor technologies and AI to vet staff and hunt leakers. Experts say AI-enabled lie detection is “the worst of both worlds”.

The Pentagon has proposed Polygraph Next, a new AI-powered lie detector that would analyze body signals and help decide whether someone may be telling the truth during federal security screenings.

AI-aided scanning of speech patterns, vocal stress or facial expressions to read minds lacks scientific backing and will compound errors, critics argue.

In the course of the committee’s work, we reviewed some material on the origin and history of polygraph testing. Some of this material is presented here because it provides interesting context and ...

When George W. Maschke applied to work for the FBI in 1994, he had already held a security clearance for over 11 years. The government had deemed him trustworthy through his career in the Army. But ...

The polygraph is not a lie detector but rather an instrument that measures a person’s physiological changes to questions posed by the examiner. An elevated physiological response to a particular ...

In the course of the committee’s work, we reviewed some material on the origin and history of polygraph testing. Some of this material is presented here because it provides interesting context and ...