Sidecar Blog

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Why Your IT Department Shouldn't 'Own' Your AI Strategy

Sidecar Team: May 8, 2026 2:21:14 PM

This post draws on Wharton professor Ethan Mollick's recent article, "The IT department: Where AI goes to die," which we analyzed on a recent episode of the Sidecar Sync. The core argument—that organizations are squandering AI's potential by handing...

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Claude's Design Coup & The Curse of Work Slop | [Sidecar Sync Episode 132]

Mallory Mejias: May 4, 2026 11:19:44 AM

Summary: In this episode of the Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias dive into Anthropic’s latest moves with Claude Opus 4.7 and the new...

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Beyond Chat: Why AI Needs a New Interface, Platform, and Business Model

Sidecar Team: May 1, 2026 11:24:01 AM

To understand the current state of artificial intelligence, one must look back at the history of computing. We often feel as though we are living in...

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The Quiet Shift Reshaping Event Teams: From Planner to Builder

Mallory Mejias: Apr 29, 2026 6:30:00 AM

If you work on the events side of an association, the math probably looks familiar. Budgets have been flat for years. Costs — venues, catering, AV,...

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The 17-Year Overnight Success: A Framework for Spotting What's Next

Mallory Mejias: Apr 28, 2026 9:15:00 AM

Here's a story you may have heard a version of: a small team launches a free app in the App Store. Two weeks later, Apple calls — unannounced,...

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How Siri’s Co-Creator Predicts the Next AI Wave with Adam & Noah Cheyer | [Sidecar Sync Episode 131]

Mallory Mejias: Apr 28, 2026 8:54:02 AM

Summary: What happens when you put a Siri co-creator and longtime AI pioneer together with a next-generation events strategist? Adam...

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What's Coming for Association Knowledge Bases: Faster, Smarter, More Accurate

Mallory Mejias: Apr 23, 2026 12:25:40 PM

More associations are building AI-powered knowledge assistants every month. The pitch is compelling: members get instant answers drawn from your...

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Why Smart Associations Don't Use One AI Model. They Use Five.

Mallory Mejias: Apr 21, 2026 6:30:01 AM

Most AI conversations in associations start with the same question: which model should we use? Claude or ChatGPT? Gemini or something open-source?...

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The Little Models That Could: How AI Got 200x Cheaper in Three Years

Mallory Mejias: Apr 20, 2026 6:30:00 AM

In early 2023, if you wanted access to the smartest AI available, you paid about $30 per million tokens to use GPT-4. It was expensive, it lived in...

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