"The actual path of a raindrop as it goes down the valley is unpredictable, but the general direction is inevitable," says digital visionary Kevin Kelly -- and technology is much the same, driven by patterns that are surprising but inevitable. Over the next 20 years, he says, our penchant for making things smarter and smarter will have a profound impact on nearly everything we do. Kelly explores three trends in AI we need to understand in order to embrace it and steer its development. "The most popular AI product 20 years from now that everyone uses has not been invented yet," Kelly says. "That means that you're not late."

Kevin Kelly: How AI can bring on a second Industrial Revolution

How AI can bring on a second Industrial Revolution

The formula for future startups: take any concept and 'cognify' it with AI to usher in the second Industrial Revolution.

Efficiency is for robots. Humanity thrives in creating, exploring, and innovating - tasks where inefficiency is a virtue.

AI's evolution is likened to gravity's inevitability, shaping a future where AI enhances sectors like healthcare and law.