“I am in the camp that is concerned about super intelligence,” Bill Gates saidduring an “Ask Me Anything” session on Reddit. “First, the machines will do a lot of jobs for us and not be super intelligent. That should be positive if we manage it well. A few decades after that, though, the intelligence is strong enough to be a concern. I agree with Elon Musk and some others on this and don’t understand why some people are not concerned.” Bill Gates Worries About Machines Gaining Super Intelligence | Re/code Well as long as it's running Windows there shouldn't be much of a problem with super-smart computers. We can just put a bullet through the motherboard while it reboots to apply updates.