Bot to Buddy: Elevating Chatbot Interactions with Human-like Empathy in AI
Conversation is at the core of nearly every human interaction. How can we make sure that Chatbots reflect the empathy present in those interactions? Join Michelle Collins, CodeBaby VP of Operations and Product Development, to explore the keys to chatbot conversations that make user feel truly heard.
Conversational AI: Powering Avatars, Holograms, and the Next Generation of Health Care
Bradley Metrock, CEO of Project Voice and General Partner at Project Voice Capital Partners, hosts Michelle Collins, VP of Operations and Product Development at CodeBaby, and Raffi Kryszek, Principal Product Architect and Head of Innovation at Proto Hologram to discuss how CodeBaby’s Conversational AI Avatars and Proto’s Hologram devices can deliver care and support that […]
This Week In Voice Podcast: CodeBaby President Norrie Daroga Joins the Panel for the Season Premiere
This Week In Voice, the conversational AI news discussion roundtable, is proud to return for its ninth season. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Project Voice; General Partner, Project Voice Capital Partners), the show talks through the news of the week related to natural language-based AI with a who’s-who of executives and leaders working with the […]
Star Trek’s William Shatner Explores AI Ethics w/ ProtoBot Hologram Avatar: Unraveling Tech’s Future
In this riveting interaction, William Shatner, famed Star Trek actor, delves deep into the world of AI with the Protobot holographic assistant, powered by CodeBaby. Shatner’s AI views are juxtaposed against the AI’s self-aware responses about impartiality, bias, and its own programming. Touching on profound topics, the duo discusses the AI’s understanding of justice, its […]
We’ve put a face (and a body) to ChatGPT
Like the majority of tech-minded people (and even those who don’t pay much attention to the IT world), we were blown away with the early December announcement about ChatGPT and our initial forays into trying it out. I attended a networking event the night of the announcement, and discussions about what it could do – […]
Avatars, Anthropomorphism, and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Here at CodeBaby, we talk often about how accessibility is one of our core values as a company. Whenever we create a new character or new features for our platform, we are always mindful of what more we could be doing to make our avatars not just available, but also highly effective and relatable, for […]
Digital Characters in eLearning
Avatars, actors and pedagogical characters are just some of the many terms describing characters representing humans in an online environment. Prior to animation tools and interactive character solutions, such as CodeBaby®, characters primarily took the form of 2D photorealistic cartoons or even anthropomorphized animals. Learner expectations and technological advances in eLearning development make animated character […]
It’s Time to Start Planning How You’re Going to Help Your Employees Through Open Enrollment
Most consumers rank choosing a health plan below doing their taxes and getting a cavity filled at the dentist. Unfortunately, open enrollment periods force people to go through the process of choosing a plan. But with help from employers and administrators, the process doesn’t have to be painful. Could you be doing more now to […]
International Women’s Day – Recognizing the women who helped make what we do possible

CodeBaby wants to join in recognizing and celebrating some of the countless women upon whose shoulders we stand. Without the work of some of these pioneers and others like them, it wouldn’t be possible to do what we do today. We’d also like to take a moment to recognize the women and organizations today that […]
The Single Most Important Thing You Can Do to Improve Your Conversational AI Chatbot

Too many people assume that Artificial Intelligence gets smarter on its own. In reality, it needs some human intelligence to help it along.