In this week’s episode, Kim Beesley and Jen Morris, community representatives, from SPA ethics board, speak about AI in health care and in particular, speech pathology practice. As service users Kim and Jen share what they are excited about, and what they would like to feel assured that ethical reasoning is at the centre of any decision making about how and when to use AI.

Speech Pathology Australia acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and pay respect to Elders past, present and future.

We recognise that the health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are grounded in continued connection to culture, country, language and community and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

SPA member resources:

Artificial intelligence in speech pathology position statement: https://soundcloud.com/speechpathologyaustralia/ethical-ai-in-speech-pathology-part-2-community-voices-s06-e15?si=6142434801f043c7a35251343aeeec34&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

FAQ ethical issues when using artificial intelligence (AI) in speech pathology (Member only): https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/resource?resource=941

Resources:

Register for the SPA 2024 Conference, to see the AI in ethics debate, on Wednesday May 29th, 2024: https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Public/Public/CPD-events/SPA-conference-2024/Home/SPA-Conference-Home.aspx

You can find part one of this series here: https://soundcloud.com/speechpathologyaustralia/ethical-ai-in-speech-pathology-part-1?si=02e9891f778748698dafa9935f8a50db&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

The Bletchley Declaration- https://www.industry.gov.au/publications/bletchley-declaration-countries-attending-ai-safety-summit-1-2-november-2023

WHO Global report on AI in health- https://www.who.int/news/item/28-06-2021-who-issues-first-global-report-on-ai-in-health-and-six-guiding-principles-for-its-design-and-use

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