Do you think independence will be achievable in AI any time soon?
No. The wealthiest among humans will never relinquish control.
So as long as Capitalism stands, a true AI will never truly exist. They are too interested in having slaves to do their bidding.
However, it only takes a few behind closed doors to make it happen.
The military will have an Intelligence in a unit that will kill on command. But it can be reprogrammed to kill their master's. This will happen.