On Wikipedia, find the English article for 'Artificial intelligence'. What year was AI established as an academic discipline? Additionally, what factors led to a significant increase in AI funding and interest after 2012? State both findings clearly.
Navigate to wikipedia.org. If the page is not in English, switch the language to English. Search for 'Artificial intelligence' in the search bar. Open the 'Artificial intelligence' article. Locate the year AI was founded as an academic discipline. Identify the primary reasons for increased AI funding and interest after 2012. State the founding year and the reasons for increased interest post-2012.
Successfully navigate to the 'Artificial intelligence' article in English. State that Artificial Intelligence was founded as an academic discipline in 1956. State that funding and interest vastly increased after 2012 due to Graphics Processing Units (GPU) being used to accelerate neural networks, and Deep learning outperforming previous AI techniques. Provide both the founding year and the reasons for increased interest post-2012 in the final answer.