Albania Appoints World’s First AI Minister ‘Diella’ To Tackle Corruption: All Details

Albania has surprised the world by bringing in a minister who isn’t human. Meet Diella – the world’s first AI-powered “minister,” introduced by Prime Minister Edi Rama. Her job? To monitor public tenders and keep corruption out of government spending. Diella’s name means sun in Albanian, and while she doesn’t exist physically, Rama has added her to the cabinet as a digital minister. According to him, every project and public fund under her watch will now be “100% corruption-free,” Reuters reported. Also Read: Elon Musk’s xAI Fires 500 Employees? Report Suggests Major Layoffs

Corruption scandals around public tenders have been a long-running issue in Albania, a country of 2.8 million people. From allegations of money laundering to misuse of funds, the problem has also slowed down Albania’s bigger ambition — joining the European Union by 2030. Also Read: What Is Seedream 4.0? The Google Gemini AI Nano Banana Rival By TikTok Parent Company

With Diella, the government hopes AI can do what humans couldn’t — cut out bias, increase transparency, and restore trust in how public money is spent. But, there’s one catch: the government hasn’t yet shared whether there will be human oversight of her decisions. That’s something experts believe is necessary to prevent manipulation. Also Read: 7 Cool AI Tools To Boost Your Creativity Today

Diella’s Journey So Far

This isn’t Diella’s first job. She was launched earlier in January 2025 as an AI assistant on the e-Albania platform, where she helped citizens with government services. From issuing documents with electronic stamps to guiding people through applications, she has already processed over 36,000 digital documents and nearly 1,000 services. Now, she’s been “promoted” from a virtual assistant to a digital minister – a big leap for an AI system that was, until recently, just helping people get paperwork done.

The big question now is whether Diella can actually deliver. Can an AI really clean up decades of corruption in Albania, or will this experiment create a new set of challenges? For now, Albania has made history by becoming the first country to add an AI minister to its cabinet. The world will be watching closely to see if Diella’s “corruption-free” promise holds true.