"The primary goal of this handbook is to help companies developing, procuring, or leveraging advanced technologies understand the ethical risks that such technologies introduce, and help them implement the infrastructure necessary to mitigate those risks throughout the product and service life cycle ... . The ITEC Handbook offers a structured methodology to guide enterprises on their journey of transformation from leadership discernment and commitment, to operationalizing ethical and humane use principles, into a new mindset and culture of technology ownership and accountability, where everyone thinks through the consequences of the technology and feels accountability for its impacts on humanity and the planet. It also describes how to define, implement, and manage an ethical-values-focused Responsible Technology Management System (RTMS) aligning the enterprise and stakeholders for social, technical, and business success for the common good of humanity and the environment." (Page 13) more

"I first met bishop Paul Tighe, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture, in April of 2019, when he came to Santa Clara University for a meeting of Chinese and Western scholars on the topic of AI. Since then, he and I have worked together on two main projects: gathering scholars at Catholic u ... niversities to discuss topics involving AI and gathering Catholic leaders in technology who are trying to help AI be developed and used ethically. Bishop Paul Tighe is one of the leading figures at the Vatican when it comes to AI. This interview was conducted in mid-December of 2021. It provides at this particular point in time. Conditions are changing rapidly. The interview should be read as light-hearted, at times humorous, yet also serious (Bishop Tighe has an Irish gift for that mixture). It has been edited for clarity and length; footnotes have been added to provide further information." (Introduction) more