Kuala Lampur, Sept. 22 -- When Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama unveiled Diella - a virtual, AI-powered minister of public procurement - he surprised not only his country but the wider world. Diella, which means "sunshine" in Albanian, is entrusted with ensuring that public tenders are transparent, incorruptible, and fully auditable.

Unlike other governments that merely appoint ministers "for AI," Albania has gone further by creating a minister made of AI.

At the Socialist Party assembly in Tirana, Rama declared that procurement decisions would be removed from the hands of human ministries and handed over to this virtual minister.

Symbolically represented by an avatar in traditional Albanian attire, Diella embodies an ambitious effort...