In this week’s episode, the Scientific Chair of the 2025 conference, Dr Jacqueline McKechnie offers her reflections on the episode ethical AI in speech pathology, a conversation with Professor Emma Power, from UTS. Emma speaks about the opportunities and considerations that using Generative AI can provide and the ethical considerations that we need to be thinking about.

Resources:

The Conversation article: theconversation.com/will-ai-tech-li…sability-196481

Speak Up: Ethical AI in Speech Pathology Part 2: https://learninghub.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/topclass/topclass.do?expand-OfferingDetails-Offeringid=450861

Australia’s AI Ethics Principles: https://www.industry.gov.au/publications/australias-artificial-intelligence-ethics-principles/australias-ai-ethics-principles

Australian Government 10 guardrails: https://www.industry.gov.au/publications/voluntary-ai-safety-standard/10-guardrails

Otter AI (meeting note taker): get.otter.ai/otter_ai_chat/?utm…AAYASAAEgIpuPD_BwE

Chat GPT: chat.openai.com/

HeyGen: www.heygen.com/?sid=rewardful&vi…AYASAAEgLiE_D_BwE

Yoodli AI speech coach: www.youtube.com/@yoodli/videos

The Bletchley Declaration: www.industry.gov.au/publications/bl…2-november-2023

WHO Global report on AI in health: www.who.int/news/item/28-06-202…-its-design-and-use

Digital NSW: www.digital.nsw.gov.au/

Hippocratic AI: https://www.hippocraticai.com/

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