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Bill Gates expressed in his Reddit "AmA" Q&A session today that humanity needs to be more cautious with the future of artificial intelligence development.

I am in the camp that is concerned about super intelligence, Gates wrote in response to a Redditors question to how much of an existential threat he thinks machine superintelligence will be.

First the machines will do a lot of jobs for us and not be super intelligent, Gates adds. 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.

Gates stated in a recent interview with Backchannel that hes not trying to limit progress in the field but is trying to raise awareness for the possibilities of AI replacing jobs and that advanced AI that may conflict with the goals of human systems."

Elon Musk, co-founder of PayPal and founder of SpaceX and Tesla, has often expressed his concerns over super intelligent AI in the past, contributing $10 million towards cautious AI research. Musk revealed a project earlier this month for a space Internet that connects everyone on Earth, and eventually Mars, to a low cost internet network.

Jenna Pitcher is a freelance journalist writing for IGN. You can follow her onTwitter.

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