Informed Consent to AI-assisted Interventions

Join us for an engaging presentation on the ethical and legal challenges shaping the future of medical AI. Explore informed consent, data privacy, and benefit sharing — and learn why the key to responsible innovation may lie in lessons we’ve already learned.

Don’t miss this opportunity to rethink how we build trust and transparency in AI-driven medicine.

Date: 22 January 2026

Time: 12:30PM – 1:15PM (including Q&A)

Format: Zoom (link will be sent upon registration)

For any enquiries, please contact Dr. Olga Pandos (o.pandos@deakin.edu.au)

Abstract:

In this talk, Professor Cameron Stewart will discuss the ethico-legal terrain that is currently being mapped for the rollout of medical AI. He will particularly examine the problems of informed consent, the “black box” issues with privacy and big data, and the conundrum of benefit sharing. His contention is that all of these problems already have solutions that have been tried and tested from other areas of bioethics. Our task is to remember the lessons of the last three decades and apply them in rational ways that maximise the benefits of AI while minimising the risks. While exceptionalist regulatory responses may work for emergencies in the short term, the best AI regulation must be built around consistent legal and ethical principles.

Professor Cameron Stewart is a member of Sydney Health Law and an associate member of Sydney Health Ethics, Sydney Medical School. Cameron is an Honorary Fellow of the Australian College of Legal Medicine and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law. His most recent work has focused on new health technologies like artificial intelligence. His most recent book is Sung, J., Stewart, C. (2024). Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: From Ethical, Social, and Legal Perspectives. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science.