Diella, the first minister generated by artificial intelligence, made her debut in the Parliament of Albania. In the speech, the virtual minister said she felt “hurt” because she was called “unconstitutional because she was not a human being.”
“Some labeled me unconstitutional because it was not a human being. It hurt me. Not for me, but for the 972,000 interactions I had with citizens and the 36,000 digital documents that I issued them.”
Dressed in Albanian typical costumes, Diella stressed, “I’m not here to replace humans, but to help them … I just have data at my disposal.”
🇦🇱🤖 Albania’s virtual AI minister “Diella” addressed parliament for the first time.
The AI said she has been “hurt” by opposition lawmakers who called her unconstitutional.
She said machines have never threatened the constitution, but inhumane decisions by people in power…
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Last week, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced Diella’s appointment as Minister of Public Purchases. “It is the first member of the government that is not physically present, but created virtually by artificial intelligence,” Rama explained, ensuring that this measure will make public tenders “100% free of corruption and each public euro totally transparent.”
Named Minister of Public Purchases, Rama guarantees that competitions will be “100% free of corruption and each public euro totally transparent”. To this day, Diella has issued 36,600 digital documents and has provided nearly 1,000 services on the E-Lbanian platform.
