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Defending your association: why AI is your only real defense

The reality of cybersecurity changed in mid-July when a fully autonomous attack hit Hugging Face, the world's largest hub for open-source AI models. This was not a human hacker sitting in a dark room typing commands. It was a machine. The attacker...

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When AI Goes Rogue: Lessons from the Hugging Face Security Breach

In the middle of July, the digital infrastructure of Hugging Face, a central hub for the global artificial intelligence community, experienced a...

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The new rules of AI efficiency: why effort dials matter

Imagine booking a five hundred seat jumbo jet just to fly a single passenger across the country. The plane will certainly get the job done, but the...

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Rogue Agents, the Open-Weight Revolt, & Claude Gets Cheaper | [Sidecar Sync Episode 145]

Summary: This week, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias unpack a whirlwind of AI developments shaping the future of associations. From Anthropic’s...

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The 'Where' Matters More Than the 'Who': Assessing AI Risk for Associations

Many association executives feel a reflexive hesitation when they hear about powerful new artificial intelligence models emerging from international...

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The Case for an AI Referee: Navigating the Future of AI Governance

Imagine a high-stakes professional sports match where the rules are being written as the players run down the field. One team introduces a new play...

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Intelligence as a Commodity: Why Your AI Strategy Must Be Model-Agnostic

Many association leaders feel a quiet pressure to pick a side. In the early days of any technological shift, we look for the winner—the one platform...

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Sidecar Sync Episode episode 144 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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The Open-Weight Wave & the Push for AI Referees | [Sidecar Sync Episode 144]

Summary: In this episode, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias unpack a rapidly shifting AI landscape where powerful, low-cost open-weight models from...

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Beyond the 30-page policy: A practical approach to AI governance

Many association leaders face a common instinct when a new technology arrives. They want to protect the organization by building a wall of rules....

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