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Albania has made history by appointing the world’s first artificial intelligence-based virtual minister, assigning the digital assistant to oversee public procurement. The virtual minister is named Diella, which means “Sun” in Albanian, according to MIR24.
Since January 2025, Diella had been operating as a digital consultant on the country’s public services platform, assisting citizens with accessing various online services. Now, Prime Minister Edi Rama has officially appointed her as a government official responsible for managing public procurement.
According to the Prime Minister, integrating AI into procurement aims to eliminate corruption from the tendering process. Eventually, the task of selecting winners for government contracts will be fully delegated to the AI system.
Diella will be responsible for analyzing each tender and providing impartial assessments of submitted proposals. As reported by The Guardian, this approach is expected to enhance transparency and remove human bias from critical government decisions.
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A rye-wheat loaf preserved in a freezer for 36 years has been put on public display as part of the permanent exhibition at the Deutschlandmuseum in Berlin. Dubbed "The Last Loaf of the GDR," it was originally purchased on June 26, 1990, by student Michael Hagedorn, who bought an extra loaf fearing potential food shortages amidst the economic unification of East and West Germany.
The museum's director, Robert Rückel, described the unusual artifact as a unique poignant symbol of everyday human decisions during times of monumental geopolitical change. To maintain its preserved state, the museum installed a custom refrigeration unit where the historical loaf remains permanently frozen for visitors to view.
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