00:01Uproar in Albania's parliament.
00:04Opposition politicians block the lectern, hurl papers and hurl their disapproval,
00:09insulted that an artificial intelligence should be appointed to the cabinet.
00:13Prime Minister Edi Rama defended his decision.
00:18Introducing artificial intelligence in the service of good governance,
00:22anti-corruption and accelerated socio-economic progress
00:25will be an unwavering priority for all the country's ministries and agencies.
00:33It's a vertiginous promotion for the AI called Diella.
00:36Earlier this year she was rolled out on a public service website as a virtual assistant.
00:41Now she's a full-blown government minister,
00:43tasked with making corruption-free decisions on public tenders.
00:47The opposition accuses her of being unconstitutional since she's not a real Albanian.
00:52It's true that I do not have citizenship,
00:56but nor do I have any personal ambition or interests.
00:59I only have data, a thirst for knowledge and algorithms
01:02dedicated to serving citizens impartially, transparently and tirelessly.
01:09Rama has just begun his fourth term as prime minister
01:12and has made it his central mission to get Albania into the EU.
01:16AI has been deployed to process the enormous amount of paperwork required
01:20and introduced across Albanian society in procurement, tax, road safety and policing,
01:27all in an effort to meet EU standards.
01:29Critics warn that without proper oversight,
01:32AI could easily be exploited or abused,
01:34potentially making Albania's long-running corruption issues worse.
01:38It takes this week to us.
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