Albania's AI Minister 'Pregnant' With 83 Digital Assistants
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Techno-optimist narrative
Diella represents the positive impact technology can have on society. While some may see it as a political stunt, what Diella can do, now on a grander scale with its forthcoming digital assistants, is help monitor government funding without being corrupted like humans. Just as South Korea did with its OPEN system and Elon Musk tried to do with DOGE, Albania is using AI to actually hold politicians accountable.
Techno-skeptic narrative
While using AI to clean up corruption sounds nice, AI will likely be used for nefarious reasons down the road. Without clear oversight, Diella's programming could be manipulated to favor specific vendors or hide decisions, as seen in past AI surveillance misuse. Tech executives have already shown a desire to replace governments, and AI will likely be the tool they use to achieve this.
Metaculus Prediction
There's a 49% chance that any 100% AI-generated legislation will be passed in the U.S. before 2040, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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