If you want to develop a new idea, then do it. of the ones that shot down the idea, I haven't seen a single valid point to their naysaying. Some people are just conditioned to think within a small box.
This is sci-fi & the box is smeggin' HUGE
Personally, I think it's perfectly reasonable to develop the idea, pitch it, & let it sink or swim on it's own merits.
I read the first post & the first thing that popped in my head is a picture of an evolution chart from nanobots to binary bible-thumpers.
There is alot of potential for AI factions, & your efforts may end up going over alot of peoples heads, but hey...who cares? Trying & failing is a thousand percent better than not giving it a shot at all.
