Albania wanted to showcase the future. Instead, it may have created Europeβs most awkward legal test case for the artificial intelligence era.
Last September, Prime Minister Edi Ramaβs government introduced βDiella,β an AI avatar presented as Albaniaβs first AI-powered minister overseeing public procurement. It was framed as bold innovation for a small Balkan nation, proof that Albania was modern, reform-driven and ready for the European Union. But Diella had a human face. And that face belonged to Albanian actress Anila Bisha.
Bisha is now suing the government over her right to control her own voice and likeness. She says she never agreed to become a political symbol.
Continue Reading on Daily Sabah
This preview shows approximately 15% of the article. Read the full story on the publisher's website to support quality journalism.