I was recently asked to do a training session for Ventura County SELPA on AI applications for SLPs- it was a great time! In addition to talking through many examples of how to use ChatGPT for content generation useful in therapy and workload functions, including imagery, along with other tools, I had done a literature review on ethics and AI in speech and language pathology. Along with ASHA's literature and other journals, it seems there had been only a handful of studies or peer-reviewed articles on this important topic! But I found a great one: Stench of Errors or the Shine of Potential: The Challenge of (Ir)Responsible Use of ChatGPT in Speech-Language Pathology (Hanna & Yana, 2025).
That title! Go ahead and read us to filth so we don't make big mistakes using AI!
The authors provide a great summary of errors they have witnessed in clinical settings, and I summarized it further in the session:
The article is behind a journal paywall but perhaps use your university connected folks to get a look at the whole piece.
This was an enjoyable, compact 3-hour session we did remotely, with lots of interaction with the clinicians. If you have any interest in the session for your district or group, please let me know (sean at speechtechie dot com).
