Albania’s AI Minister to “Give Birth” to 83 Virtual Babies

If you thought 2025 had already seen it all, wait till you hear this one — Albania’s Minister of Artificial Intelligence, Diela, is reportedly “pregnant” with 83 babies. But here’s the twist: Diela isn’t human. She’s an AI chatbot.

The announcement, made by Prime Minister Edi Rama, revealed that the virtual minister will “give birth” to 83 digital assistants. Each of these virtual offspring will be assigned to lawmakers from the ruling Socialist Party to serve as digital aides — taking notes, reminding MPs about debates, and keeping track of parliamentary work. Think of it as ChatGPT joining parliament.

Who Exactly Is Diela?

Diela was introduced earlier this year as a chatbot created by the Albanian government in partnership with Microsoft. She started out as a virtual assistant on the government’s service portal, helping citizens process documents, access information, and cut through bureaucratic stress.

By September, she got a major upgrade  appointed as the world’s first AI Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence. The move, according to Albania’s government, was to promote transparency and tackle corruption since, as the Prime Minister put it, “You can’t bribe an algorithm.”

The Constitutional Dilemma

But not everyone is cheering. Critics point to Article 100 of Albania’s Constitution, which clearly states that all ministers must be natural persons. Diela, being a machine, doesn’t qualify as human — nor does she have citizenship. Her position, therefore, exists purely by decree, leaving a grey area around accountability.

Who takes responsibility if Diela makes an error — her programmers, the government, or the AI itself? That’s one of the questions troubling policy experts.

A Step Too Far or the Future of Governance?

While Albania experiments boldly, other nations are still cautious. Countries like the US, UK, Germany, and Sweden already use AI for policy support and administrative reviews, but always under human supervision. None have gone as far as giving a robot a ministerial seat — or, in this case, a “digital womb.”

Many argue that while Diela’s “pregnancy” is symbolic, it raises serious ethical questions about how far technology should go in governance. As AI continues to evolve, the line between human leadership and machine participation keeps getting thinner.

Final Thoughts

Albania’s virtual minister may be the first of her kind, but she likely won’t be the last. The world is watching closely and perhaps nervously as technology continues to rewrite the meaning of leadership, one algorithm at a time.

Because if even robots are “having babies,” who knows what tomorrow’s government might look like?