Lancet: nuclear war and malicious AI use threaten human extinction by 2100

A new Lancet Commission identified 17 catastrophic threats to human health over the next 75 years, led by malicious use of AI, including bioweapons, and nuclear conflict with nuclear famine. Both carry extinction risk, though their likelihood remains low. The experts say a realistic route to act exists for each threat.

• Lancet Commission lists 17 major threats to human health over the next 75 years
• Malicious AI use and nuclear conflict carry extinction risk, report says
• Aid cuts could cause up to 1.5bn lost healthy-life years before 2100
• Limiting warming to 1.8C instead of 4.4C would prevent 1.89bn lost healthy-life years