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Albania appoints world’s first AI minister ‘Diella’ to oversee public procurement
Albania has made history by becoming the first country in the world to appoint an artificial intelligence–powered minister. It is a fully virtual officeholder created with pixels, code and machine intelligence. Named Diella — meaning “sunshine” in...

Albania Introduces First AI Government Minister: A Threat or a Tool for Politicians?
Albania has taken a bold step into the future of governance. Albania has introduced the world’s first government minister created with artificial intelligence (AI). Her name is Diella, which comes from the Albanian word for “sun.” Diella is not a...

AI Purges, Man Corrupts: Albania and the Naga Paradox
Vikiho Kiba Introduction: A Tale of Two Societies. When Albania announced the appointment of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) minister tasked with combating corruption, the global community took note. The move, unusual even in technologically...

Albania Turns to Artificial Intelligence Amid Deep Corruption Crisis
Change font size: - + Reset TIRANA, Albania (Tirana Times, September 11, 2025 ) – Albania’s government has unveiled what it calls a bold step in its fight against endemic corruption: the appointment of the country’s first artificial intelligence...

Albania’s World-First AI Minister Diella Fights Procurement Corruption
In a groundbreaking move that could redefine governance in the digital age, Albania has appointed an artificial intelligence bot named Diella as its newest cabinet minister, tasked specifically with overseeing public procurement to combat...

Albania appoints world’s first AI government minister to tackle corruption
In an unprecedented move, Albania has appointed the world’s first artificial intelligence-generated government minister, aiming to eradicate corruption and streamline public administration. The digital assistant, named Diella-meaning “Sun” in...

Albania names world’s first AI-Minister to clean up Albania’s government
ALBAWABA - Edi Rama, the Prime Minister of Albania, has named a virtual, AI-generated minister to his new cabinet. This is the first time in the world that a political leader has done this. Dela, which means "the sun" in Albanian, is the digital...

Albania appoints first AI minister to oversee public procurement
Albania has appointed an AI bot to serve as a senior government official in charge of public procurement to help weed out corruption in the country. Called Diella, which means “sun” in Albanian, the bot will award all public tenders involving the...

Albania hopes world's first AI-generated minister can cut back corruption
Albania is looking to artificial intelligence to tackle corruption in public finance, as Prime Minister Edi Rama appoints the world's first AI-generated government minister to oversee public tenders. Presenting his new cabinet on Thursday...

Albania’s AI government minister: a portent of things to come?
Albania has appointed an AI bot as its new anti-corruption minister as artificial intelligence increasingly infiltrates the world of politics. Known as Diella, which means “sun” in Albanian, it’s hoped that the new AI minister will be “impervious...

Albania Appoints First AI-Powered Minister
Tirana - Saba: Albania has appointed the world's first AI-powered minister, named "Dyla," who will be responsible for managing the country's government procurement system. Politico reported that Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama stated on Thursday...

Albania appoints world's first AI Minister: Diella
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has appointed the world’s first AI-generated government minister, Diella, on September 11. This groundbreaking move aims to oversee public tenders and promises a "corruption-free" system. As he embarks on his...

Albania – the first country with a minister generated by Artificial Intelligence. She is a woman named “Sun”
0 Albania has become the first country in the world to appoint a minister generated by Artificial Intelligence. The Prime Minister of Tirana, Edi Rama, announced that the new minister will be responsible for public procurement, reports IPN. The...

Albanian PM appoints world’s first AI-generated minister
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said he had appointed the world’s first AI-generated government minister to oversee public tenders, promising its artificial intelligence would make the administration “corruption-free”. Presenting his new cabinet...

Albania's leader appoints AI-generated 'minister' to tackle corruption
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Albania appoints world’s first AI-generated minister to fight corruption
Albania has appointed the world’s first AI-generated "minister," Diella, to oversee public tenders and ensure corruption-free governance. Prime Minister Edi Rama said the AI system will make public spending fully transparent as Albania pushes for...

Albania names world’s first AI-generated minister as Rama unveils fourth-term cabinet
Albania on September 11 became the first country to appoint a government minister created entirely by artificial intelligence, as Prime Minister Edi Rama introduced a sweeping cabinet reshuffle and set out ambitious plans to steer the Balkan...

Albania appoints world's first AI-generated minister to curb corruption
Tirane: Albania has appointed the world's first Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated government "minister" with a goal to make the nation "corruption free." Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama announced the digital minister to his cabinet. The...

Meet Diella: The World’s first AI cabinet minister appointed in Albania to fight corruption
Albania has named an artificial intelligence robot, Diella, a cabinet-level minister responsible for monitoring the country's public procurement processes in a world first. The move represents a daring experiment in government that has provoked...

Albania appoints AI-powered ‘virtual minister’ to fight corruption in public procurement
Albania has appointed an AI-powered virtual minister to handle one of the most corruption-prone areas of government — public procurement. Prime Minister Edi Rama announced that Diella, the digital assistant helping e-Albania users with government...