In an effort to expedite its accession into the European Union, the Albanian government entered into an agreement with OpenAI, the parent company of the artificial intelligence (AI) language model software ChatGPT, to streamline the translation and incorporation of thousands of pages of legal measures and provisions of the bloc into the Albanian language.
Firstpost reported that the initiative aimed at accelerating the country's accession process, given its 14-year wait in the EU's waiting room and growing frustration with the perceived lethargy in the bloc's enlargement, especially with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban opposing Ukraine's own accession process.
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama proposed employing ChatGPT to translate EU legal content into Albanian and offer a comprehensive analysis of necessary changes in local legislation to comply with the bloc's standards.
He highlighted that using AI to replace the need for numerous translators and legal experts would save millions of euros and speed up the accession process.
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Albania was identified as the most pro-EU nation within the continent, with over 97% of its population favoring full membership.
Previously, the country used AI to navigate through extensive paperwork associated with aligning with EU regulations.
Tirana's decision to hire ChatGPT's services marked a strategic move to expedite the integration process.
OpenAI's CTO, Mira Murati, is an Albanian who began her career in 2018. For a few days, she served as the company's interim CEO during the leadership turmoil ousting and later reinstating Sam Altman as company boss.
The collaboration between OpenAI and Albania's National Agency for Information Society (AKSHI) materialized following a telephone meeting between Rama and Murati.
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