Andrew Herr: The Pentagon insider warns AI-enhanced "superhumans" are coming - and what it means for you

Human enhancement technologies are already changing the nature of military recruitment, training and war-zone deployment.

And, as with everything that is invented with the primary aim of increasing the odds of military victory, it is only a matter of time before these nascent technologies trickle down to civilian life.

For Andrew Herr, founder of performance concierge service Fount, his former professional role as a Pentagon advisor makes it clear which side of the fence he’s on in exploring the fullest potential of these technologies, both for military and civilian purposes.

But while what happens on the front line is quite literally a matter of life and death, the stakes are high in a different way on a professional sports field or a corporate HQ board room.

Given the inevitable rise of military-grade human enhancement  ...