In this week's episode, I speak with Dr. Hipolito, an Assistant Professor at Macquarie University, on artificial intelligence, cognition and mental health. We discuss: - The philosophical realism of AI: whether AI systems are seen as seperate from us - Digital mental health apps: their advantages and concerns about data privacy, reliability, and the potential for algorithmic bias. - Smart virtual environments, and their advantages and drawbacks that come with it. - The future of virtual environments for mental health About Dr. Ines Hipolito Dr. Hipolito is an Assistant Professor at Macquarie University, specializing in philosophy of mind and cognitive science. She has co-founded the International Society of the Philosophy of the Sciences of the Mind and has served as an elected member of the Diversity Committee and Women in Philosophy Committee at the Australasian Philosophy Association. Dr. Hipolito is passionate about bridging the academic-industry divide to maximize the societal impact of research and also serves as an AI ethics advisor/architect for Verses, a cognitive computing company. Website: https://ineshipolito.my.canva.site/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ineshipolito Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S138904172300133X