I had a whole pitch for an art gallery ready for the Australian government back in 2019 which hinged around exactly this idea. The concept being that at the time there was zero interest from the Aus government in funding AI research and we were definitely going to be left behind in this space as a country, so instead I wanted to start an AI lab, focus on machine automation in the long term, and back it with arts funding and philanthropy based around a front that makes fun interactive "art" for the public using AI.

For some boring reasons the pitch was never was completed (Covid was a big factor) but I can't help but wonder if it did happen, whether I would be a billionaire by now or if the whole thing would have crashed and burned when the anti-AI movement gained traction.