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Cool Conversations: Gender, Social Bias and AI with Helen Whitehead

PrimarySecondaryYear 1 - 10TechnologyDigital TechnologiesInformation and Communication TechnologiesSocialEqualityOnline safetyEconomicSystems ThinkingTechnology

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Hi, I'm Helen. Let's have a chat about how bias is showing up in AI, where it's coming from and what are some practical tips that you can do about it so that you can make the best of AI in your classroom.

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Cool Conversations: Gender, Social Bias and AI with Helen Whitehead

Cool Conversations: Gender, Social Bias and AI with Helen Whitehead

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Introduction

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Why do we need to discuss gender and AI?

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How does gender bias manifest in AI?

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What are the implications of bias in AI?

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You get out what you put in

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How does AI bias impact educators?

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How can we help our students identify bias?

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Using AI to uplift students

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Students using AI

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Building hope

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Congratulations

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Helen Whitehead is a strategic innovation leader with over 15 years’ experience designing and delivering transformative programs across Financial Services, Education, Social Services, and Community sectors. As Head of Innovation and Business Development at McAuley Community Services for Women, Helen leads cross-sector collaborations that embed trauma-informed, culturally safe, and digitally enabled service models. Her work spans co-design, digital transformation, and systems integration.

In addition, Helen is on the Board of organisations driving transformational change, primarily across the Not For Profit and Education sectors as well as coaching and mentoring multiple start-ups and socially driven ventures.

Helen brings deep expertise in stakeholder engagement, systems thinking, service and inclusive design (specialising in emergency technologies), with a track record of securing funding and scaling programs that improve access for underserved communities. Her leadership is grounded in values of equity, evidence, and impact.

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