AI Literacy: the lighthouse to help navigate the choppy waters of artificial intelligence

Content Note: This workshop covers ethical use of Generative AI. Generative AI has been noted to discriminate against marginalised groups as it has been trained through historically biased information. The intention of the workshop is to raise awareness of such issues - but it is worth noting that some examples may be included for illustrative purposes that display such biases.<br/><br/>Background: To practice competently, Sport and Exercise Psychologists (SEPs) are required to remain aware of technological advances and have an awareness of the ways in which such advances may impact their practice. The recent rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI) tools into the mainstream through apps like ChatGPT provides both opportunity and challenge for SEPs. Recently, there have been calls for SEPs to develop their critical knowledge of AI because such knowledge allows a SEP to develop their AI literacy – and be informed about how they may use (or not) AI in practice (Oliver &amp; Guiller, 2024). However, recent research (Corner &amp; Oliver, under review) indicates that there is some uncertainty on navigating AI in the absence of central body guidelines. In the absence of AI-specific guidance, a SEP must use their individual judgement on the ways in which they interact with AI. <br/><br/>Key Points: To realise calls of developing AI literacy amongst SEPs, the interactive workshop will introduce GenAI, asking participants to reflect on their experiences of AI and to consider how they may approach AI in their practice. The workshop will use some real-world examples of GenAI that we have encountered and these will be used to stimulate further discussion.<br/><br/>Conclusions: By the end of the workshop, attendees should feel more confident in their approach to, and understanding of, AI tools and be positioned to critically evaluate their use, whether for own use in practice or discussions with clients who have disclosed use of AI tools.<br/><br/>