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title: Global health panel warns of human extinction risk by 2100
url: https://www.dataloco.com/en/global-health-panel-warns-of-human-extinction-risk-by-2100
published: 2026-10-14T19:21:29+00:00
language: en
section: AI
source: https://aitnews.com/2026/10/11/%d8%aa%d8%ad%d8%b0%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b0%d9%83%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%b5%d8%b7%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%b9%d9%8a-%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d8%b1%d8%a8-%d8%a7/
organizations: The Lancet, University College London
publisher: Dataloco
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# Global health panel warns of human extinction risk by 2100

A new global assessment warns that humanity faces a risk of extinction by the year 2100 due to the malicious use of artificial intelligence or the outbreak of a nuclear war. These two threats are ranked at the top of a list of 17 major risks that could endanger human health and well-being over the next 75 years.

The assessment was prepared by the Commission on Global Health Risks in the 21st Century, which is affiliated with the medical journal The Lancet. The full list of threats includes climate change, a decline in international aid from wealthy nations, child malnutrition, air pollution, antimicrobial resistance, armed conflicts, income inequality, and deteriorating mental health.

The report explains that the malicious use of artificial intelligence, including the development of biological weapons, and nuclear war, potentially accompanied by nuclear famine, carry risks that could lead to human extinction in the coming decades. Experts note that the probability of these specific scenarios occurring is low.

Nuclear war could release massive amounts of particles into the upper layers of the atmosphere, blocking sunlight and causing a collapse in food production and widespread famine. Artificial intelligence could also enable the development of biological weapons capable of causing catastrophic damage. Other identified threats that could cause health disasters include air pollution, antimicrobial resistance, child malnutrition, climate change, traditional conflicts, reduced foreign aid, increased alcohol consumption, high blood pressure, income inequality, lower educational attainment, natural epidemics, obesity, mental health disorders, smoking, and age-related health decline.

Researchers confirmed that the inclusion of these risks was based not only on the scale of potential damage but also on the existence of practical solutions that can limit their effects. The commission overseeing the assessment includes 35 experts. The results are scheduled to be presented at the World Health Summit in Berlin, Germany. The panel intends to update the assessment annually to review the 17 threats and incorporate new data and emerging risks.

The report's authors called on governments to act before these threats turn into large-scale crises. They recommended investing in technological innovations, strengthening health systems, and developing capabilities for risk prediction, prevention, and preparedness. Ibrahim Abubakar, a commission member and professor of infectious disease epidemiology at University College London, stated that the goal is not to instill fear but to provide policymakers with an estimate of potential risks and the impact achievable through early intervention. Experts emphasized that these threats are interconnected, making integrated management necessary to limit health losses and protect future generations.

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