Anika Thurman from the HUMAINE team at the Bochum University of Applied Health Sciences presented the results of our feasibility study to the international specialist community at the NeuroConclave2024 congress. 90% of Parkinson’s patients develop speech disorders (dysarthria) that require intensive therapy. Cognitive speech recognition with AI enables personalised speech therapy. HUMAINE is investigating strategies for the integration of AI systems into routine care. The ISi-Speech technology, an AI-supported speech assistance system, was tested in a feasibility study. Surveys of speech therapists identified workflows and needs for the use of AI. The study revealed uncertainties in dealing with AI due to a lack of knowledge, but the implementation of an introductory workshop with comprehensive materials led to a high level of acceptance and openness towards smart technologies. The results form the basis for a best-practice model for AI-based assistance systems in routine care. The exchange with other scientists offered new perspectives and approaches for a human-centred implementation of AI in the working world of healthcare in Germany. The aim is now to transform the results of the study into tangible standards and best practice and thus make them accessible to the broad spectrum of therapy.
Competence center of the Metropole Ruhr for the human-centered development of AI solutions for the working world of the future
The HUMAINE Competence Center is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research in the program “Future of Value Creation – Research on Production, Services and Work” and supervised by the Project Management Agency Karlsruhe (PTKA) (funding code: 02L19C200). The funding comprises approximately 8 million euros for an initial period of four years (04/2021-03/2025).
