Digitalization, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtual Reality in Speech-Language Pathology: Toward a Data-Driven Practice
Digitalización, Inteligencia Artificial y Realidad Virtual en Fonoaudiología: Hacia una Práctica Basada en Datos
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The editorial describes how the technological revolution has transformed speech-language pathology, reshaping evaluation, diagnosis, and clinical intervention. The digitalization of health data now allows the storage of large datasets, the identification of patterns, and the prediction of therapeutic outcomes through machine learning. At the same time, digital platforms with multisensory materials and a growing range of specialized applications are renewing traditional practices.
Digital resources have also strengthened home-based work, improving treatment adherence and the understanding of therapeutic instructions, while digital games offer more intensive training. Telepractice, consolidated during the pandemic, proved effective and expanded access to services, supported by an increasing body of evidence.
New monitoring tools—such as wearable sensors, vocal dosimeters, and devices that record communicative behavior—provide objective measurements in real-life contexts. Virtual reality creates opportunities to train communication skills in simulated yet ecologically valid environments. Artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things are emerging as powerful areas of innovation, from conversational agents to complex monitoring systems.
Despite these advances, there is a gap between technological innovation and its incorporation into academic training and clinical practice. The field must critically integrate these tools, update teaching models, and adopt data-driven, evidence-based approaches to strengthen therapeutic effectiveness and broaden the scope of speech-language pathology.
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