Albania appoints world’s first AI-generated minister
Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama has unveiled what he calls the world’s first artificial intelligence–generated government minister, tasked with overseeing public tenders.
Rama introduced the digital “minister,” named Diella—meaning “sun” in Albanian—during a Socialist Party meeting following his party’s decisive election victory in May, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.
He said the AI system would ensure a corruption-free process.
"Diella is the first (government) member who is not physically present, but virtually created by artificial intelligence," Mr Rama said.
Diella will be entrusted with all decisions on public tenders, making them "100% corruption-free and every public fund submitted to the tender procedure will be perfectly transparent," he added.
Diella was launched in January as an AI-powered virtual assistant - resembling a woman dressed in traditional Albanian costume - to help people use the official e-Albania platform that provides documents and services.
So far, it has helped issue 36,600 digital documents and provided nearly 1,000 services through the platform, according to official figures.
Mr Rama, who secured a fourth term in office in the elections, is due to present his new cabinet to politicians in the coming days.
The fight against corruption, particularly in the public administration, is a key criterion in Albania's bid to join the European Union.
Mr Rama aspires to lead the Balkan nation of 2.8 million people into the political bloc by 2030.
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