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Albania with an Artificial Intelligence Minister, Reuters: Rama did not explain the risks of manipulating the robot

2025-09-11 23:05:39Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Albania with an Artificial Intelligence Minister, Reuters: Rama did not explain
Reuters: Rama did not explain the risks of manipulating the robot

Diella, the virtual minister who will cover public procurement, has caught the eye of international media.

"A new minister in Albania in charge of public procurement will be immune to bribes, threats or attempts to win favors. This is because Diella, as she is called, is a robot generated by Artificial Intelligence," writes the Reuters news agency.

The article states that Prime Minister Edi Rama, who is about to begin his fourth term, said that Diella, which means "sun" in Albanian, will manage and award all public tenders in which the government contracts private companies for various projects.

“Diella is the first cabinet member who is not physically present, but has been virtually created by artificial intelligence,” Rama is quoted as saying at the presentation of his new cabinet. She will help Albania become “a country where public tenders are 100% free from corruption.”

Reuters writes that the awarding of such contracts has long been a source of corruption scandals in Albania, a Balkan country that experts say is a hub for gangs seeking to launder their money from drug and arms trafficking around the world, and where corruption has reached the corridors of power.

"This image has complicated Albania's accession to the European Union, which Rama wants to achieve by 2030 but which political analysts say is ambitious. The government did not provide details on what human oversight there might be for Diella, or address the risks that someone could manipulate the artificial intelligence robot," Reuters writes.

Diella was initially launched earlier this year as an artificial intelligence-powered virtual assistant on the e-Albania platform, helping citizens and businesses obtain state documents. Dressed in traditional Albanian clothing, she provides assistance through voice commands and issues documents with electronic stamps, reducing bureaucratic delays.

Not everyone is convinced. One Facebook user said: “Even Diella will be corrupted in Albania.” Another wrote: “The theft will continue and the blame will pass to Diella.” The new parliament, elected in May, is scheduled to convene on Friday, although it remains unclear whether the government will be voted on the same day, Reuters reports.


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