Dr Samantha Pillay OAM
My patients already arrive having asked AI about their symptoms. I'm a urological surgeon, and in my writing, talks and films I help people understand what AI can and can't do for them, including for their health, and how to use it well.
South Australia's first female urologist. Medal of the Order of Australia, 2025. Founder, AIFilm4Good.
AI and your health
Most people now ask AI about their symptoms before they see a doctor. I don't think that's wrong. I think nobody has shown them how to do it well, and that's what I write and speak about.
What a surgeon hopes the royal commission asks about AI. My opinion piece for InDaily on South Australia's Royal Commission into Artificial Intelligence. Read it at InDaily.
I am a trained model too. On what a surgeon's training and an AI model's training have in common, and where they part. Read the article.
Submission to the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence. What I told the federal parliament about AI, patients and the gap in Australia's rules. Read the submission.
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Speaking
Dr. Pillay is a Professional Member of the Professional Speakers Australia (PSA), ensuring a high standard of speaking engagements tailored to your event’s needs.
Books
Samantha inspires the next generation of female leaders to Dream Big, Aim High, with the Inspirational Careers for Kids picture book series.
Film & Music
Samantha completed four certificates in AI filmmaking and aims to use generative AI for social impact. She hopes that enhancing her work with this technology will help train the models in gender equity.