Hungary plans personal AI assistant for every citizen under new government program
Hungary's incoming Tisza government has made artificial intelligence central to its digital state vision, promising to develop a personal AI assistant for every citizen to handle healthcare, education, and administrative tasks.
Future technology minister Zoltán Tanács outlined the plan during a parliamentary hearing on Monday. The government intends to reduce bureaucracy, help citizens navigate state systems, and create personalized digital services through AI integration.
What the government plans to build
The program calls for training tens of thousands of public sector employees to use AI tools. It identifies three main areas for AI deployment: reducing administrative burden on doctors, improving healthcare decision-making, and streamlining citizen access to government services.
Hungary's healthcare system offers a specific target. The Electronic Health Service Space (EESZT) currently functions mainly as a record archive rather than a decision-support tool. The government sees AI as a way to change that and reduce the paperwork doctors handle daily.
The foundation for this work already exists. Hungary operates several digital systems including online appointment booking, electronic prescriptions, digital tax filing, and the EESZT platform. In-person government service centers still handled 15.8 million cases in 2025, suggesting significant room for digital adoption.
The gap between ambition and reality
European Commission data shows Hungary lags the EU average in digital development, particularly in business digitalization and digital skills. Many smaller companies move slowly on digital upgrades, and parts of the population still struggle with online administration.
Building a personal AI assistant for millions of citizens presents technical challenges that go beyond current systems. Data management and cybersecurity become critical when AI handles sensitive personal information about healthcare, finances, and administrative status.
The government program contains few concrete details about how the assistant would work in practice or implementation timelines. Finland and Denmark are testing similar AI systems for public administration and healthcare, but those efforts remain in pilot phases.
For government employees, the practical question remains: how quickly could these systems move from policy to working tools in daily operations? The coming years will show whether this vision becomes administrative reform or remains a policy document.
Learn more about AI for Government and AI for Healthcare implementations.
Your membership also unlocks:
