Politicians and the military might actually encouraging building fooming AI as fast as possible so that the Chinese don’t take over.
DARPA do fund a fair bit of artificial intelligence research already:
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/05/darpa-heat-energy-brains-now-make-us-some/
http://www.switched.com/2010/03/30/darpas-guard-dog-aims-to-replace-human-intelligence/
Then there’s IARPA:
Are you a scientist or engineer with a creative idea that you think could provide the nation with an overwhelming intelligence advantage?
Uh huh...
DARPA do fund a fair bit of artificial intelligence research already:
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/05/darpa-heat-energy-brains-now-make-us-some/
http://www.switched.com/2010/03/30/darpas-guard-dog-aims-to-replace-human-intelligence/
Then there’s IARPA:
Uh huh...