"Albania has appointed the world's first-ever AI government official in hopes of rooting out some of the Balkan state's long-running corruption. As Politico Europe reports, the new AI minister - which should not be confused with a minister of AI, which a few countries already have, including Canada and the United Arab Emirates - has been dubbed "Diella," meaning "sunshine" in Albanian."
"Announced this week by Edi Rama, Albania's prime minster, Diella - which also serves as the avatar for e-Albania, the country's government services portal - will oversee public procurement, the process by which governments and state-owned companies buy, via taxpayer dollars, everything from office supplies to concrete for roadwork. Decisions about how that money is spent will, as Rama told a Socialist Party assembly in the Albanian capital of Tirana, all go through Diella."
"Though it's unclear whether Diella the procurement minister will have the same underpinnings as the e-Albania government services assistant of the same name, reporting earlier this year from A2, a CNN affiliate in Albania, indicate that the latter was built on tech from from OpenAI and Microsoft. On the government services site, Diella is seen wearing a pink-and-white traditional Albanian dress and headscarf - but as of now, it remains unclear whether the procurement minister version will be depicted wearing something similar."
Albania appointed the world's first AI government official, Diella, to oversee public procurement and target long-running corruption. Diella also serves as the avatar for e-Albania, the government's services portal. The AI official will manage tenders and procurement decisions for government bodies and state-owned companies, covering purchases from office supplies to construction materials. Prime Minister Edi Rama described procurement decisions as processed through Diella in a step-by-step system claimed to be fully incorruptible and legible. The AI official is also intended to recruit talent globally to reduce administrative prejudice and rigidity. Some technical and design details remain unclear.
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