Albania Names AI 'Minister' Diella to Run Public Procurement
Diella, an AI virtual minister, will oversee Albania's public procurement to ensure transparency and combat corruption, with over 1 million digital documents processed as a virtual assistant.
- Albania has appointed its first AI minister, named Diella, to oversee public procurement and combat corruption in the country.
- President Edi Rama stated that Diella is designed to ensure public tenders are '100% free of corruption.'
- The Socialist Party, led by Rama, won 83 of the 140 Assembly seats in the May 11 elections.
- Corruption has been a significant issue in Albania, as noted by Rama, who emphasized the importance of Diella's role in governance.
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A PR action against corruption: Artificial intelligence should control public contracts in Albania and thus ensure the country's accession to the EU.
Albania names AI bot minister to cut graft
PRISTINA, Albania — A new cabinet minister in Albania tasked with handling public procurement will be impervious to bribes, threats or attempts to curry favour. That is because Diella, as she is called, is an AI-generated bot.
Meet Diella, the 'AI Minister' revolutionising Albania's fight against corruption
In a world-first political move, Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama has appointed an Artificial Intelligence-generated "minister" named Diella to his new Cabinet, aiming to crack down on corruption and fast-track the country’s digital transformation. Unveiled on Friday, Diella — meaning 'sun' in Albanian — will not hold a physical presence but will operate virtually as a full-fledged member of the Cabinet. "She is a minister not of flesh and bloo…
Albania appoints AI minister to handle tenders
Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama has appointed a new 'minister' created with artificial intelligence to manage public tenders. Named Diella, or 'sun' in Albanian, the AI-powered official is a virtual entity whose role is to eliminate human involvement in the bidding process to avoid further corruption scandals.
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