Christopher Murray

Commission co-chair; director, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington

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“There’s a much larger number of threats that we need to worry about, and governments really need to dedicate some money and staff to the task of anticipation, prevention and preparation for this more diverse set of threats.”
Nuclear war and malicious use of AI threaten end of humanity by 2100, says Lancet assessmentThe Guardian, October 11, 2026. Murray, the commission's co-chair, on how its view widened beyond conflict, climate and pandemics.

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    Nuclear war and malicious use of AI threaten end of humanity by 2100, says Lancet assessment

    The Guardian reports on the new Lancet Commission on 21st Century Global Threats to Health, which lists 17 major threats over the next 75 years. It names malicious use of AI, including bioweapons, and nuclear conflict as carrying risks of human extinction, while saying their likelihood is low and that each threat has a realistic route to action.