Is Secular Extremism the greatest threat to the World?

AI is a threat. AI uses algorithms to find the most optimal or near optimal solution to a problem. Quite simple. In the real world, humans are the source cause of almost every problem. How long would It take for an AI to designate humans as the problem that must be removed?

Say scientists created an AI to help tackle climate change. The most obvious answer is removing humanity.

AI works to solve problems and since humans are a problem, it would work against us.

The secular extremists may also figure this out. Nietzsche spotted that once morality is rationalized it disappears and eventually a superman will come to the fore. He was right, in secular societies we got Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Castro, Mengistu, Hitler etc.

Humans have far more faults than qualities (at a ratio of 99:1). It is perfectly reasonable for these faults to translate onto our own creations. Since AI is a product of humanity, it will carry the same faults, the same weaknesses and the same neural patterns. AI does stem from neural computing which stems from neurology after all.

"AIs" =/= "extremists"

It is amusing that western society, under the tutelage of the IT age, is enacting this first phase of AI. They were handed Human Rights by a previous, religious generation and, having lost the religion, are now behaving like machines, organic AIs, empowered by the list that has been bequeathed to them. These are the Secular Extremists. One day either some powerful organic AIs or their inorganic successors will say "So what?".

"AIs" =/= "extremists"

Given you have said this, do you not find it ironic that the only society extant in the world with leaders that behave like machines, with little or no humanity, is one driven by adherence to religion - the Islamic State?

People living in the western democracies - largely secular in nature - are treated far better , and have more rights, prosperity and security, than those who live under the protection of the so-called religion of peace.

Yes secular extremism is th biggest threat to humanity. They are making society decedent with the things they advocate including AI, they of course would be for it because they don't have a moral compass.

Religion doesn't give people morals. It's the other way around.

I would maintain that AIs by their nature, will be extremist. The extremism of, say, an Islamic Extremist is due to an inability to see the other point of view. An AI will have no idea of phenomena such as religious experience or even know what it is to see this screen like you do. This experience will be absent. An AI that can compete with humans is, in its nature, an extreme.

what I mean was that AIs don't have personalities, and "extremist" is a personality trait. an extremist could program an AI, but the AI by its nature would only be following procedures and programs

How do morals create the religious experience? BTW, I am not supporting religious extremism against secular extremism, just pointing out that secular extremism is also a menace.

You misunderstand. I'm saying that people put their morals into religion - hence there are moral and immoral acts committed in the name of religion. Being immoral is not an extreme form of secularism anyway, it's just being secular - and immoral.

The secular extremists may also figure this out. Nietzsche spotted that once morality is rationalized it disappears and eventually a superman will come to the fore. He was right, in secular societies we got Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Castro, Mengistu, Hitler etc.