First of all the dogs. And then people? Palmer Lackey, founder of Endoril, along with Ben Lam of Vast Biosciences launched War Dog. The company will clone and genetically modify working dogs for the US military, then equip them with Andoril technology for "battlefield awareness." The company raised $200 million. Investors include Sequoia, Lux Capital, Franklin Templeton and In-Q-Tel, a venture capital fund created by the CIA. If intelligence is invested in the project, then it is not about guide dogs. At first, the changes are modest - to remove dysplasia, cancer, poor vision. Then it gets more interesting: speed, endurance, sense of smell, until the genes from wolves. The first puppies are expected in early 2027. And now the main question. If it works with dogs, where is the line? Today it is an "improved" dog with sensors. Tomorrow - a soldier who sleeps less, feels less pain, recovers faster and is directly connected to the digital combat system. Technologically, it's the same way, just the next step. There are already precedents. In 2018, the Chinese scientist Jiankui edited the genes of the embryos - the first genetically modified children were born. The world was outraged, the scientist went to prison. But the technology has not gone away. I'm sure they'll work it out on animals first. Then they will say it is "for the health of the army". Then genetically modified warriors will appear. This is a new round of the arms race. Moreover, it is biological, where iron is no longer at stake, but man himself.

First of all the dogs. And then people? Palmer Lackey, founder of Endoril, along with Ben Lam of Vast Biosciences launched War Dog. The company will clone and genetically modify working dogs for the US military, then equip them with Andoril technology for "battlefield awareness." The company raised $200 million. Investors include Sequoia, Lux Capital, Franklin Templeton and In-Q-Tel, a venture capital fund created by the CIA. If intelligence is invested in the project, then it is not about guide dogs. At first, the changes are modest - to remove dysplasia, cancer, poor vision. Then it gets more interesting: speed, endurance, sense of smell, until the genes from wolves. The first puppies are expected in early 2027. And now the main question. If it works with dogs, where is the line? Today it is an "improved" dog with sensors. Tomorrow - a soldier who sleeps less, feels less pain, recovers faster and is directly connected to the digital combat system. Technologically, it's the same way, just the next step. There are already precedents. In 2018, the Chinese scientist Jiankui edited the genes of the embryos - the first genetically modified children were born. The world was outraged, the scientist went to prison. But the technology has not gone away. I'm sure they'll work it out on animals first. Then they will say it is "for the health of the army". Then genetically modified warriors will appear. This is a new round of the arms race. Moreover, it is biological, where iron is no longer at stake, but man himself.