Albania’s prime minister has proposed appointing an artificial intelligence as a minister.

Speaking at his socialist party’s annual conference yesterday, prime minister Edi Rama named his planned ministry, and suggested the nation’s government services chatbot “Djella” for a promotion to the ministry.

According to a session description for the 2025 European Political Community Summit, which Albania hosted in May 2025, Djella started life in 2024 as a virtual assistant that Albanian citizens could use to answer questions about government services. Version 2.0, launched in early 2025, was “an intelligent avatar integrating natural language understanding with vocal and visual interaction, providing real-time information for public services and online applications on e-Albania.”

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