You are totally right, we really have hit the exponential growth "hockey stick" of technology recently and it's acceleration is phenomenal to say the least! Pretty exciting stuff to almost be living in the time of futuristic cartoon The Jetsons' (i dont know if you saw that as a kid or not).
I definitely agree that A.I. is a scary technology that could go wrong if we don't create it with the right ideals in mind. The future is definitely going to be interesting to say the least. Lets hope its more like the Jetsons and less like the Terminator! ;)
Take care friend.