1st Edition

Artificial Intelligence and Neuroenhancement in Sport

Edited By Alberto Carrio Copyright 2026
200 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book is the first to take a close look at artificial intelligence and neuroenhancement in the context of sport, and at the potential of these new technologies to act as enablers of neurodoping. It considers the interesting possibilities that these technologies raise for enhancing athletic performance and explores their implications for the ethics, integrity and governance of sport.... Read more

Introduction

Alberto Carrio 

1. Science Fiction vs. Science Fact: A Primer on Neurotechnology-Assisted Athletic Performance Enhancement

Oskar Macgregor

2. Neuro-Doping, Effort, and Fairness

Jonathan Pugh and Christopher Pugh

3. AI-Driven Neurostimulation in Sport: A Critical Approach

Alberto Carrio

4. AI, Performance Enhancement and Agential Limits: A Functionalist Evaluation Framework

Niko Vuorinen and Sigmund Loland

5. The Ethical Challenges of Brainchips and Extended Minds in Sport: Where Does Doping Begin?

Mirko Daniel Garasic

6. The Ethics of Using BCI, CBI, and BBI to Enhance Performance in Sport

Francesca Minerva and Vittorio Grasso

7. Assistive Technologies, Brain-Computer Interfaces and the Radical Cyborgization of Athletes: Between Performance Optimization and Enhancement

Francesco Bianchini and Silvia Camporesi

8. The Ethical-Educational Aspects of Neurodoping

Barbora Badurova and Daniela Kováčová

9. You Need Guidance?: On the Benefits and Challenges of Ethical Guidelines on AI Used to Detect (Neuro-)doping Fraud in Sport

Thomas Søbirk Petersen

10. Neuroenhancement: The Challenge of Perfect Performance

Andrea Lavazza

Biography

Alberto Carrio is Senior Lecturer, Director of Research Programs at the Barcelona School of Management of the Pompeu Fabra University, Spain. Alberto is also Associate Professor of Legal Philosophy at the Law Department of Pompeu Fabra University. He is the lead researcher of two research programs on the ethics of artificial intelligence in sport funded by the Fundacion BBVA and the Olympic Studies Center, respectively, and he is currently Deputy Director of Fair Play, Journal of Philosophy, Ethics and Sports Law.