TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An AI-generated government “minister” made its debut with an address in the Albanian parliament on Thursday, with Prime Minister Edi Rama presenting the bot as a symbol of his government’s push for transparency and innovation.

The government said the bot — named Diella, which means sun in Albanian, and depicted as a woman in traditional Albanian dress — will help tackle corruption in public spending. But opposition lawmakers were highly critical, and believe the program is a way for the government to hide graft.

“The Constitution speaks of institutions at the people’s service. It doesn’t speak of chromosomes, of flesh or blood,” the avatar declared in a three-minute address delivered from two large screens. “It speaks of duties, accountability, transparency, non-di

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