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Albania has introduced Diella, a digital assistant turned “virtual minister,” tasked with managing public procurement with the stated goal of making it “100 percent free from corruption.”
"The reform is cloaked in a narrative of replacing human arbitrariness with the “objectivity” of the machine. Yet by weakening the human factor, it also undermines the practices of scrutiny and critical discussion—that very fabric which allows us to uncover non-codified favoritism and deviations that leave no simple evidentiary traces, such as covert forms of nepotism. [...] AI technologies can be helpful by flagging risks, ensuring consistency in judgment, and standardizing decisions. Yet many ethically significant forms of corruption—such as favoritism that does not blatantly violate any rule—can persist within a system focused solely on regulations. Supporting institutional integrity therefore requires practices aimed at fostering an ethics of public office within institutions. It is essential to invest in the ethical support and training of public officials, so that they have the tools needed to engage in a documented and self-critical reflection on the reasons behind their choices."
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In this interview Emanuela Ceva discusses her research journey from studying cooperative interactions in political conflict circumstances to exploring the role of emotions in corruption and the ethics of anti-corruption. Prof. Ceva discusses her work on "endogenous institutional trustworthiness," which explored the ‘mixed affective fabric of dysfunctional institutions’ and asked how trust can and ought to operate within institutions and between institutional members as a foundation for proper functioning. Prof. Ceva also advocates for future research that bridges empirical and normative approaches to emotions, particularly when investigating questions about when emotional responses like ‘trust’ in institutions are justified or warranted. Her work demonstrates how positive emotions can serve as motivational forces for institutional self-repair and improved democratic dialogue.
Is philanthropy compatible with democracy? In this podcast, Matthieu Debief and Emanuela Ceva discuss the relationship between the nature of democratic authority and philanthropic authority (podcast in French).
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