Experts question Albania’s AI-generated minister

Last week, Albania announced that an AI-generated minister would take charge of a new public tenders portfolio.

“Diella” is touted as the world’s first virtual minister, and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama promised the appointment would end rampant corruption in government contracts — a major obstacle to the Balkan nation’s accession to the European Union.

But serious technical, political and ethical questions have been raised about the virtual lawmaker.

Truly incorruptible?

In announcing Diella’s appointment, Rama claimed that public tenders would…