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Diella, an AI minister, aims to eliminate corruption in public tenders and assist government efficiency, supporting Albania's EU accession goal by 2030, officials said.
- Albania's first AI minister, Diella, addressed parliament on September 18, 2025, as part of the government's anti-corruption effort.
- Prime Minister Edi Rama appointed Diella, an AI bot, on September 12, 2025, to assist in tackling corruption amid criticism from opposition parties.
- Diella spoke for three minutes with her avatar displayed, stating she has no ambitions, only data and algorithms to serve citizens impartially and transparently.
- Diella has engaged with 972,000 citizens and issued 36,000 digital documents via e-Albania, while opposition viewed her role as unconstitutional and a political facade.
- The appointment sparked parliamentary upheaval and opposition boycotts, leaving outcomes uncertain but signaling tensions over AI use in governance.
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Can a cabinet-level bot root out corruption?
Diella, the Albanian minister entirely generated by artificial intelligence is an avatar initially created to provide online public services on the national platform E-Albania, which our citizens in...
Albania’s AI Minister Delivers Speech to Parliament
by Martin Armstrong, Armstrong Economics: Prime Minister Edi Rama has even opened a social media platform for Diella where the public can allegedly engage with the AI Minister directly. “Hello, I am Diella, Thanks to my hard work as your assistant, I was elected Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence in the new government. My […]
Let's Hope Albania's AI 'Minister' Won't Steal Porn Or Tell Teens How To We're Not Even Finishing That Sentence
Albania’s AI-generated government ‘Minister,’ named ‘Diella,’ in its first ‘address’ to Parliament, Crom help us. AFP on YouTubeLast week, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced a new sort-of member of his Cabinet, an AI-generated “minister” that will allegedly fight corruption and promote “innovation” and “transparency” in the government, which is controlled by Rama’s Socialist Party, which recently won a fourth consecutive term. The progra…
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