US EditionAlbania Names AI 'Minister' Diella to Run Public Procurement
Diella, the AI minister appointed in Albania, aims to eradicate corruption in public procurement by ensuring transparency and handling over 36,000 digital documents since January 2025.
- Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama appointed Diella, an AI-generated minister, to combat corruption in public procurement and promote transparency in governance.
- Diella, a virtual entity developed with Microsoft, will oversee public tenders to ensure they are free from corruption.
- Opposition leader Gazmend Bardhi argues that Diella's appointment is unconstitutional, raising concerns about the legal status of AI in government.
- Albania aims for European Union membership by 2030 and intends for Diella to assist in aligning local authorities with EU standards during this process.
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Prime Minister Edi Rama appoints a chatbot to his cabinet – and the world reports. However, it is unclear how artificial intelligence is supposed to combat corruption in Albania. Critics warn.
The algorithmic minister: AI’s unprecedented leap into government power
by Willow Tohi, Natural News: Albania has appointed the world’s first AI minister, named Diella, to oversee public procurement in an effort to combat corruption. The move raises profound questions about algorithmic accountability, security vulnerabilities, and democratic legitimacy in governance. Nations worldwide are quietly integrating AI into bureaucratic functions like tax collection, fraud detection, and […]
Albania appoints AI official to fight government corruption
While the rest of us are worrying about artificial intelligence stealing our jobs, our intellectual property, or hallucinating bullshit that makes our lie-ridden world just a tiny bit worse, Albania has put a Large Language Model to work in a public office: "Diella, the first cabinet member who is not physically present, but has been virtually created by AI," Rama said Thursday, according to The Guardian, and will aim to create "a country where…
The First AI Government Minister
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's recent appointment of an AI chatbot to his cabinet is no mere publicity stunt. Advocates of digital technocracy genuinely believe that popular sovereignty is nothing more than the consecration of incompetence, and their influence is growing.
A few days ago, a small country in southeastern Europe was notified by an unusual event: its prime minister, Edi Rama, announced last Thursday the appointment of a minister generated by artificial intelligence. And what promised innovation soon sparked debates on several points, about the usefulness and objectivity of this tool. "The new capital market." The Argentine bond with greater volume now operates 24/7Yes, the new official, baptized with…
Artificial intelligence is still controversial, although it dominates our lives. Now the Albanian government has appointed the first AI minister.
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