Americans vying for national security clearances in the future can expect a face-to-screen experience as an on-screen avatar conducts computer-generated interviews.

 According to a study from the National Center for Credibility Assessment, programs using computer-generated interviews can be less “time-consuming, labor-intensive and costly to the Federal Government,” and that interview subjects are more likely to admit certain things to a robot, such as alcohol use and mental health. Responses for drug use and criminal charges remained almost the same, The Washington Postreports.