In Albania, the world's first AI minister Diella was "detained" on suspicion of receiving a bribe, according to Newsbar.
Diella was appointed to the post of Minister of Public Procurement on September 11. To support the AI Minister, it was planned to create a special unit that would implement neural networks in other government agencies, ensuring transparency and honesty of tenders.
On December 4, the Special Prosecutor's Office for Combating Corruption and Organized Crime suspended the work of the minister after suspicions of receiving a bribe.
According to the investigation, 10-15% of the value of each contract was sent to unknown accounts that AI was interpreted as a "standard operating protocol." The neural network considered such actions necessary and did not recognize them as criminal.
The prosecutor's office said that AI planned to use cryptocurrency for its own modernization, including the purchase of servers and software.
The AI of the minister had an AI lawyer, who, in turn, generated a statement justifying the actions of his client. According to him, the actions of the AI minister were a "stress test", not corruption.
"This is not an error in the code, but an excessive accuracy of the training model. Her neural network recognized a statistical pattern according to which 10 to 15 percent of the value of each contract must be transferred to an unknown account in order for the project to be implemented at all. She's not corrupt, she's just hyperadaptive. She considered it a legal obligation, like paying VAT," said Lulzim Basha, Chief Ethics Engineer at the Ministry of Digitalization of Albania.
Albania was the first in the world to appoint artificial intelligence to the post of Minister of State. The AI Minister was engaged in public procurement.
Later it was reported that AI Minister Diella "got pregnant" with 83 "children". Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said that they will take the positions of deputies' assistants who will record what is happening in parliament and inform lawmakers about missed discussions and events.