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Albania Names AI 'Minister' Diella to Run Public Procurement
- Albania debuted its first AI-generated government minister, Diella, who addressed parliament on Thursday as part of a transparency initiative.
- Prime Minister Edi Rama appointed Diella last week to support public tender transparency amid Albania's ongoing anti-corruption efforts and EU accession goals.
- Developed earlier this year in partnership with Microsoft, Diella operates within the e-Albania public service platform to support users by handling around one million digital requests.
- The AI minister emphasized that the technology is intended to assist people rather than take their place, while opposition members condemned Diella as unconstitutional and ineffective in tackling corruption.
- This AI appointment signals Albania's push for technological innovation and EU membership by 2030, while political opposition and concerns over governance transparency persist.
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TIRANA: Albania's new AI-generated minister addressed parliament for the first time on Thursday (Sep 18), defending its role as "not here to replace people, but to help them".The world's first AI government minister was appointed last week by Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama."Some have called me 'unco
A virtual minister generated by artificial intelligence (AI) called Diella, officially in charge of public procurement, addressed Parliament on Thursday to vote on Prime Minister Edi Rama's government's agenda under the hues of the opposition.
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