The truth of the matter is that if they're created by humans, then they'll quickly create their own caste system for the apportionment (and retention) of power, and this caste system will lead to infighting.
Humans will just be an annoying pest in their internal wars, like rats on warships.
How do we avoid this grim future?
By funding idealists who believe in firm principles instead of pragmatists who just want to get past the line first.
Unfortunately, though, those idealists offer like 2% lower ROI, so we're just completely and totally fucked.