Pope Francis and Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics have collaborated to create the Institute for Technology, Ethics, and Culture (ITEC), a Vatican-led think tank focusing on AI ethics. This comes after major tech players, including Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, and Evan Sharp, signed an open letter urging AI developers to temporarily halt the training of advanced AI experiments. The handbook titled “Ethics in the Age of Disruptive Technologies: An Operational Roadmap” aims to help technology companies navigate the ethical considerations of AI. Pope Francis believes in the positive impact that AI and ML can create, however, he also emphasizes the importance of upholding high ethical standards in the technology industry.