The Bot Will See You Now

An AI-generated government “minister” made its debut with an address in the Albanian parliament on Thursday, with Prime Minister Edi Rama presenting the bot as a symbol of his government’s push for transparency and innovation.

The government said the bot — named Diella, which means sun in Albanian, and depicted as a woman in traditional Albanian dress — will help tackle corruption in public spending. But opposition lawmakers were highly critical, and believe the program is a way for the government to hide graft.

— “Albania’s AI ‘minister’ makes its debut with an address to parliament,” Associated Press


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