Beyond the Flat Case Study: Meet Michael Latre, the Future of Healthcare Simulation
To replace costly, non-scalable human actors and static case studies, universities are integrating HumanBeam's visual conversational AI into healthcare education.
The core innovation is Michael Latre, an interactive AI persona. Michael is a middle-aged, homeless Canadian man presenting to the ED with severe COPD. Students speak directly to him, hearing realistic symptoms like "breathing through a straw."
HumanBeam for Interactive Mentors: Revolutionizing Leadership Coaching with AI
HumanBeam's AI transforms a coach's static book into an interactive, personalized leadership course, solving the "time vs. scale" issue of expensive personal mentoring. The AI, created with the coach's likeness, uses videos and programming to offer feedback, ask questions, and provide deeper insights. This scalable, branded app model monetizes expertise. For institutions, the AI acts as a "super person" mentor, setting a new standard for high-level, communicative leadership training.
What Is an AI Voice Agent? (And What Comes After Voice-Only)
An AI voice agent is a conversational system that uses speech recognition and natural language processing to understand spoken requests and respond in real time. Most AI voice agents today operate through phone calls or voice-only interfaces, replacing traditional IVR systems and reducing call center load.




