The Digital Therapist

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly changing the healthcare industry. While it’s creating new opportunities for treatment, there are ongoing concerns with the ways AI perpetuates and amplifies bias. We explore the promises and the perils of this emerging technology in the mental health field with the creators of the Mind-Easy app and a digital health researcher.

Episode 2 of the The Healthcare Divide podcast, hosted by Canadian Race Relations Foundation, titled "The Digital Therapist" was published on November 22, 2023 and runs 29 minutes.

November 22, 2023 ·29m · The Healthcare Divide

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Artificial Intelligence is rapidly changing the healthcare industry. While it’s creating new opportunities for treatment, there are ongoing concerns with the ways AI perpetuates and amplifies bias. We explore the promises and the perils of this emerging technology in the mental health field with the creators of the Mind-Easy app and a digital health researcher.

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Voices in this episode:

Dalia Ahmed and Akanksha Shelat, two of the co-founders of the Mind-Easy app

Dr. Nelson Shen, project scientist with the Digital Innovations Unit within the Centre for Complex Interventions at CAMH.This episode

Please note, this episode deals with issues regarding mental health and suicide. If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, you can talk to someone at: https://talksuicide.ca/ or call 1.833.456.4566

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