The world's first AI-generated government "minister" has been introduced to the Albanian parliament to a mixed reception.

The so-called state minister for artificial intelligence, named Diella, appeared in front of parliament with a three-minute address delivered on two screens on Thursday, almost a week after Prime Minister Edi Rama revealed it would be part of his cabinet .

Mr Rama said he was presenting Diella - the female form of the word for 'sun' in the Albanian language - as a symbol of his government's push for transparency and innovation, assigning it the task of addressing corruption concerns.

The avatar, which was depicted as a woman wearing traditional Albanian dress, told MPs: "I am not here to replace people but to help them.

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