Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago

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Albania made headlines around the world when it introduced the world’s first-ever “AI minister.” Diella, which means “Sun” in Albanian, was a chatbot that had been promoted to ministerial status. Her remit was to ensure that “public tenders will be 100 percent free of corruption.”

But now the agency that developed ‘Diella’ is investigated in a case that involves alleged rigged tenders, a kidnapping, and tens of millions in seized assets. The affair deepens doubts about how artificial intelligence will be used to address the country’s widespread graft problem.

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