If we do not have good mental models we may not be able to use these systems effectively. This reminds me of Don Norman’s concept of designing interfaces that produce accurate mental models of how an artifact works. One thing that stood out for me is this idea of “harmful rationalizations,” which I think means that when we use interfaces to explain and interpret the behavior of AI systems we may end up with ways to explain and describe their behavior that is not accurate and does not generalize to future use. In her talk, she presented some of the work she has done in the past and some current work. Menna is an Assistant Professor at ETH Zurich where she does research at the intersection of visualization and artificial intelligence. If you want to watch the whole thing you can find it in the video down below. In this post, I’ll summarize the main ideas presented by the panelists. For this event, we invited a group of people whose work is already at this intersection. The panel stems from a larger internal initiative, where a group of faculty meets regularly to discuss ideas at the intersection of AI and Visualization.

the focus of this post is not my research but a panel I organized with my colleague Paolo Ciuccarelli at Northeastern University’s Center for Design on the intersection of AI and Visualization. A large chunk of the research I have done in the last 5-6 years has been devoted to using visualization as an instrument to analyze, explore, and understand machine learning models and their behavior.Īnyway. Not only because it’s a timely topic, but also because I have been active in this area with my research for quite some time. We have more EC-1s in the works about other late-stage startups that are doing big things well and making news in the process.It’s surprising to me how little I have written so far on the intersection of AI and Visualization in this newsletter.

Part 4: Can Tonal become the luxury fitness market champion?.

Part 3: Building online communities for fun, profit and product.

Part 2: Millions of dollars and 3.5 years, and it all came down to this.Part 1: How a homegrown experiment became one of the fastest-growing companies in fitness tech.We call this format the “ EC-1,” since these stories are as comprehensive and illuminating as the S-1 forms startups must file with the SEC before going public. Our deep dive examines Tonal’s origins, product development timeline, its go-to-market strategy and other aspects that combined to spark investor interest and customer delight. On Wednesday, Tonal reported a $250 million Series E that valued the company at $1.6 billion. The company’s patented hardware combines digital weights, coaching and AI in a wall-mounted system that sells for $2,995.īy any measure, it is poised for success - sales increased 800% between December 20, and by the end of this year, the company will have 60 retail locations. On Tuesday, we published a four-part series on Tonal, a home fitness startup that has raised $200 million since it launched in 2018. Thanks very much for reading Extra Crunch! Have a great weekend. As Alex observed, “choosing which option is best from a buffet’s worth of possibilities is an interesting task.” Brian Cruver, founder and CEO of AlertMedia, which recently sold to a private equity firm.Īfter recapping their deals, each executive explains how their company determined which flashing red “EXIT” sign to follow.Latch CFO Garth Mitchell, who discussed his startup’s merger with real estate SPAC $TSIA.DigitalOcean CEO Yancey Spruill, whose company went public via IPO.Seeking more insight into these liquidity options, Alex interviewed: Once we factor in private equity firms with pockets full of money, it’s evident that late-stage companies have three solid choices for leveling up. We’re seeing signs of an IPO market that may be cooling, but even so, “there are sufficient SPACs to take the entire recent Y Combinator class public,” he notes. For this morning’s column, Alex Wilhelm looked back on the last few months, “a busy season for technology exits” that followed a hot Q4 2020.

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