The studio that built the VPM.
A new class of AI, trained on human visual cognition. Benchmark is the first product on it.
Behind Npire
The foundational thinking behind the Visual Perception Model began at both the University of California San Diego Cognitive Sciences department, and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) — on programs that ran live in the Combat Information Centers of Ticonderoga-class Aegis cruisers, including TADMUS (Tactical Decision Making Under Stress) and the DEFTT (Decision Evaluation Facility for Tactical Teams) lab. The same cognitive load and decision-time research that shaped how trained Navy operators interpret high-density tactical displays under pressure is what the VPM now applies to the interfaces a real user sees on screen.
Npire ships on AI-native infrastructure: small surface area, no committee design, the iteration speed of a single decision-maker plus the leverage of modern AI tooling. The first product is in market. More are coming.