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Albania to Equip Ruling MPs With 83 AI Assistants Derived From ‘Minister’ Diella

The plan extends Albania’s AI governance experiment into parliament with a 2026 rollout target.

Overview

  • Prime Minister Edi Rama said at the Berlin Global Dialogue that Diella is “pregnant” with 83 AI assistants, one for each Socialist Party MP.
  • The digital aides are meant to attend sessions, keep comprehensive records, brief absent lawmakers, and recommend responses during debates.
  • Rama set an expectation that the assistant network will be fully functional by the end of 2026.
  • Diella began in January as an e-Albania virtual helper and was elevated in September to oversee public procurement in a push for transparency.
  • The project involves Albania’s National Agency for Information Society with Microsoft, while opponents question constitutionality and accountability under rules requiring ministers to be natural persons.