Lancet Warns AI and Nuclear War Pose Human Extinction Risks by 2100

A panel of 35 global experts identified 17 interlinked threats to human survival and health in a new report published by The Lancet. The commission found that the malicious use of artificial intelligence and nuclear conflict are the only two dangers with the potential to cause human extinction by 2100. The remaining 15 risks include climate change, pandemics, pollution, economic inequality, and conventional warfare. The report warns that current government decisions will determine whether these worst-case scenarios become reality.