i m going to wind. up back at our window georgia. outgoing president ellen johnson sirleaf several cemented peace in the west african country after civil war ended in two thousand and three but the majority of liberians still live in dire poverty whoever wins this election will face that challenge and will have to prove that he can govern in a way that will benefit the country and its citizens. as the year twenty seventeen draws to a close we ve been looking at some of the technological trends that defined the last twelve months and one of those has been artificial intelligence progress in that field bringing us closer to the dream of ultra sophisticated robots who serve us who work for us and even think for us some robots may even replace our pets. these robot soccer players during world for rookies but maybe they ll improve through learning. miro the robot dog can already do that he can learn the floor
in our series following the new silk road this week why china is sinking hundreds of billions of dollars into large infrastructure projects in africa. now the robots are coming that s the headline that we ve heard a lot this year ultra high speed internet and systems learning fast with artificial intelligence have brought the dream of many people closer to reality that robots work for us some of us and even think for us this dream is also a nightmare for many workers who fear they could be replaced by a machine that is smarter and faster sooner than we all thought. these robot soccer players doing world for rookies but maybe they ll improve through learning. miro the robot dog can already do that he can learn the floor plan of an apartment and fetch help if necessary he also makes cute little noises and likes to have his