Fourth Industrial Revolution

What if: we become superhuman?

A glove with sensors transmitting the hand's movement to a Kuka robotic arm is pictured at the stand of German industrial robot maker Kuka during the Hannover Fair in Hanover, Germany, April 25, 2016.

Image: REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Rebecca Ivey
Head of Global Collaboration Village, World Economic Forum

Pharmacology, genetic engineering and robotics promise powerful treatments that go "beyond therapy". What if human enhancements become essential to compete for top grades and top jobs?

Vote in the poll below and continue the conversation on Sunday 26 June at 09:30 CEST/03:30 EST. Tune in for a livestreamed discussion that explores the possible, plausible and probable impacts of human enhancement from the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2016.

This session was developed in partnership with TIME.

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