Edi Rama’s AI “Minister” and Her 83 Digital Children: Inside Albania’s Bold, Bizarre AI Vision

From the Berlin Global Dialogue, Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama made a statement that instantly turned heads: his country’s Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Diella, is “pregnant” with 83 children — each to become a digital assistant for members of his ruling Socialist Party.

It sounds theatrical — even absurd — but the framing was deliberate. Behind the headline lies one of Europe’s most unusual government experiments with AI.

Who (or what) is Diella?

“Diella” is not a human minister but an AI-driven persona appointed earlier this year to represent Albania’s ambitions in digital transformation. Her creation marked a symbolic shift: an artificial minister introduced as part of Rama’s broader modernization agenda, blending governance and technology.

Rama has frequently used Diella to discuss technology policy in a conversational, almost anthropomorphic tone. At Berlin, he pushed that symbolism further, using the metaphor of “pregnancy” to announce the next phase of the project — a set of AI assistants to serve as digital aides within the Albanian Parliament.

The “83 AI children” project

According to Rama’s comments, each of the 83 Socialist MPs will soon receive an AI “child” derived from Diella’s dataset — trained with expertise in EU legislation, parliamentary documentation, and public records.

These digital aides are intended to take notes during parliamentary sessions, track mentions of their assigned MPs, and generate briefings or suggestions for responses. Rama described them as tools to make lawmakers more informed and responsive — or, as he put it, to “say what was said when you were not in the room.”

While the language was humorous, the implications are not. If executed as described, Albania would become one of the first nations to deploy AI agents directly integrated into parliamentary workflow.

Governance and ethical implications

At face value, the plan raises significant questions about oversight, bias, and political neutrality. These AI assistants are reportedly designed exclusively for Socialist MPs, not for the full parliament — raising concerns over fairness, transparency, and data access.

Additionally, without clear regulation, it remains uncertain who owns or controls the data these assistants process. Parliamentary records are often sensitive, and introducing automated monitoring without proper safeguards could open doors to privacy violations or political manipulation.

Even if the initiative stays symbolic or experimental, it highlights the governance gap in how AI systems are integrated into state functions.

A glimpse into tomorrow’s politics

Rama’s announcement might blend performance and policy, but it reflects a real global shift. Governments everywhere are exploring AI integration in public service, from citizen chatbots to legislative support tools.

Albania’s approach — combining satire, symbolism, and substance — suggests a political style that both entertains and experiments. It may be remembered less for its metaphor than for the conversation it sparks: What happens when artificial intelligence begins to act, even symbolically, within government power structures?

Whether Diella’s “83 children” materialize or remain a rhetorical flourish, Edi Rama has succeeded in placing Albania on the map of AI politics.His message — half metaphor, half manifesto — pushes Europe to confront an uncomfortable question:Are we ready for governance where ministers can be coded, and their “children” can legislate?