Also in the morning the Pope receives the members of the Institut International des Sciences Administratives (IIAS), gathered in Rome for their annual conference, at the close of their work. The institute, founded in 1930 and based in Brussels, brings together scholars and public administrators from around the world and counts the Holy See among its members. In his address, in French, Leo XIV links the conference theme — balance in the use of digital technologies — to the concerns expressed in his encyclical on artificial intelligence: he warns of the risk that "decisions concerning human life are entrusted to machines" and calls for prudence, rigorous controls and sometimes even a slowing down, noting that calling for prudence does not mean being against progress but exercising responsible attention toward the human family. He stresses the need for a shared ethics, especially given the concentration of technological control in a few hands, and encourages researchers to contribute, within public administration, to the humanization of digital technologies so that they serve life and peace.