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.
Curing Online Health Care Provider CX Ailments

Horror stories aren’t limited to just streaming series and macabre writers. Customer experience nightmares can be brutal for a business. But the right CX solutions take the fear out of online support for health care providers.
14 Keys to Consider When Adding a Chatbot to Improve Your Customer Service

Chatbots can increase customer satisfaction while saving companies money. But unless you’re mindful of some of the challenges they might present to your customers, you could be missing out on their benefits – and frustrating your users.
Intelligent Virtual Assistants Increase the ‘Care’ Side of Healthcare

Medical health apps have become an integral part of the American healthcare system. With the proliferation of high-end devices, and the need for remote care presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, mobile virtual assistants are helping increase the ‘care’ side of healthcare. A key goal for intelligent virtual assistants is to reduce the amount of time […]