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The Thought Experiment Every Association Leader Should Try: Build a Competitor to Your Own Organization

The Leadership-Lab-Crowd Framework: A New Model for AI Transformation in Associations

Navigating AI Seas: Leadership, Lab, and Crowd | [Sidecar Sync Episode 89]

Future-Ready: How the Society of Actuaries is Embracing AI with Purpose

Building a Culture of 'Catching People Doing Things Right' in Your Association

From Knowledge Work to Wisdom Work: How Associations Can Thrive in the AI Era

The AQ Revolution: Why Adaptability Quotient Matters More Than IQ or EQ for Association Leaders

Why Associations Need To Invest in AI

Adapt or Fade: Embracing the Adaptability Quotient with John Spence | [Sidecar Sync Episode 88]

The Pattern Matching Paradox: Why Apple's AI Critique Misses What Matters for Associations

October 2023 vs. June 2025: What Two Years Did to AI Avatars in HeyGen

The End of Monotone: AI Voices That Laugh, Whisper, and Inspire

Emotions, Accents, and Avatars Galore & Why Apple Says It’s All Just an Illusion | [Sidecar Sync Episode 87]

Leading AI Adoption in Associations: What We’re Learning at MSTA

Why Faster Might Actually Mean Better: AI's Impact on Association Education

From 52 Weeks to 2: What 26x Faster Course Creation Means for Associations

Start Small, Think Big: Your First Interactive Web Apps Are Just a Prompt Away

Online Learning Course Creation at 26x Speed | [Sidecar Sync Episode 86]

Building the Future: How We’re Preparing the American Paint Horse Association for 2030

From DC to AI: Avoiding Edison's mistake in the intelligence revolution - When Commercial Interests Cloud Technological Judgment

AI Video Gets Real: What Veo 3 Means for Association Content

Claude 3.7 to 4: What Changed and Why It Matters

Google's AI Arsenal: What Association Leaders Need to Know from I/O 2025

Generative Video Meets Deep Think at Google I/O & Claude 4 Finds Its Voice | [Sidecar Sync Episode 85]

The Unexpected AI Education Market Hiding in Your Membership

How to Think Like AlphaEvolve: The Framework That Discovers Better Solutions

Google's AlphaEvolve Solved What Stumped Mathematicians for 56 Years (Here's Why You Should Care)

Breaking Math with Google’s AlphaEvolve | [Sidecar Sync Episode 84]

The Most Exciting Thing I’ve Learned About AI This Year

The $3 Billion Signal: Why Your Association Can Finally Build What It Needs

Be Your Own Tech Advocate: Why Association Leaders Need to Lead AI Conversations

Sweet Dreams Are Made of This: The Sleep-Time Compute Revolution

Snooze to Win: Why Digital Naptime Is AI’s Most Productive Hour | [Sidecar Sync Episode 83]

From Small Wins to Strategic Investment: Building AI Pilot Projects Your Board Will Fund

Creating 'Light Bulb Moments': How to Demonstrate AI Value to Your Board

Getting Your Board on Board with AI | [Sidecar Sync Episode 82]

What Really Motivates Association Boards: Insights for AI Adoption

Deploying AI Without Compromising Trust: Secure Options for Association Data

AI's Compression Revolution: Microsoft's Phi-4 Models and the Trendline Associations Should Watch

Banking on Better Service: What Associations Can Learn from Wells Fargo's AI Success

Fargo vs. Klarna & The Rise of Reasoning Models | [Sidecar Sync Episode 81]

Good Vibes Only: The Pros and Cons of Vibe Coding for Associations

AI and the Future of Work: Data-Backed Insights from Anthropic's Economic Index

From Hours Lost to Value Gained: Why Investing in AI Upskilling Is the Fastest Path to ROI for Associations

Model Context Protocol: The USB-C Revolution for AI in Associations

Getting Hands-On with MCP & Anthropic’s AI Economic Index | [ Sidecar Sync Episode 80]

Reinventing Member Services: How Real-Time AI Changes the Value Equation

The Information Synthesizers: Which Association Functions Will AI Transform First?

Don’t Be the Last Store in Bend, Oregon: Why Associations Must Invest in Innovation, Even in a Downturn

AI at Lightning Speed: Why Inference Technology Will Transform Your Association's Member Experience

Ian Andrews Talks Groq’s Fast, Smart AI Inference Tech | [Sidecar Sync Episode 79]

Beyond Entertainment: What Disney's Robot Revolution Means for Associations

Navigating Market Uncertainty: Why Associations Should Invest Reserves in AI and Tech Modernization Now

Bringing Static Images to Life: How Hedra's AI Animation Technology Opens New Possibilities for Associations

Text That Works: GPT-4o's Conversational Approach to Image Generation

Cartoon Avatars, Talking Robots, and AI That Draws | [Sidecar Sync Episode 78]

Evaluating AI Models for Your Association: Lessons from LLAMA 4

What Makes Your Beer Taste Better: Identifying Your Association's True Value Drivers

Chip Manufacturing Rivals Join Forces: What the Intel-TSMC Partnership Means for Your Association

Intel Bets Big on Chips Again as Meta Drops Llama 4 | [Sidecar Sync Episode 77]

AI Won't Wait: Mastering the Art of Breaking Your Brain

The AI Giants' Moat is Leaking: DeepSeek V3 & the Rising Tide of Open Source Power

Your AI Intern Just Earned a PhD: Meet Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro

AI Innovations from Gemini and DeepSeek to Break Your Brain | [Sidecar Sync Episode 76]

AI-Ready or Not? Assessing Your Association's Member Service Foundation

Empowering Your Experts: The Human Side of AI in Member Services

Hold That AMS Project! Why Prioritizing AI Experiments Might Be Smarter Right Now

AI-Enhanced Member Services: Turning Strategy Into Action | [Sidecar Sync Episode 75]

AI That Sounds Like Us: Sesame AI and the Future of Voice Interaction

Should Anyone Still Learn to Code If AI Will Generate 100% of Code Next Year?

Mission Possible: What Manus AI's Secret Agent-Level Autonomy Could Mean for Associations

Manus AI Tackles Complex Tasks While Sesame AI Sounds a Little More Human | [Sidecar Sync Episode 74]

Spring Cleaning That Never Ends: How AI Can Maintain Your Association Database Year-Round

AI-Enhanced Member Services: The Task-by-Task Transformation Blueprint

The High Cost of Friction: Measuring Your Association's Experience Gap

AI-Enhanced Member Services: What You Need to Know [Sidecar Sync Episode 73]

Fostering Innovation in a Remote World: Lessons from Amazon's Return-to-Office Strategy

Extra AI, Hold the Guac: How Taco Tech is Reshaping Member Expectations

Rethinking the Tech Roadmap: Build Your AI Data Platform Before Replacing Your AMS

AI Tacos & Amazon’s Return to Office Mandate [Sidecar Sync Episode 72]

Content Alone Won't Cut It: Why Your Association's Educational Delivery Model Needs an AI Overhaul

Why Get Your Team AAiP Certified?

When Earth-Sized Computers Aren't Enough: Microsoft's Quantum Computing Breakthrough

Claude 3.7 and the Emergence of Gen 3 AI Models

February 27, 2025

The Next Generation Glow-Up of Claude and Grok & Microsoft Makes the Quantum Leap | [Sidecar Sync Episode 71]

February 25, 2025

The Paris AI Summit: A Pivotal Shift in the Global AI Conversation

February 20, 2025

Updates from the Paris AI Summit & Reuters’ Copyright Showdown [Sidecar Sync Episode 70]

February 18, 2025

Jevons Paradox: Why an 1865 Economic Theory Has Tech Giants and Associations Talking

February 13, 2025

OpenAI’s Deep Research & the Dilemma of Jevons Paradox | 69

February 11, 2025

Why Your Association's AI Strategy Needs a Finish Line

February 07, 2025

Wartime Leadership: Why Associations Can't Afford to Stay in Peacetime Mode

February 06, 2025

Adapt or Get Left Behind: How AI is Reshaping Associations with John Huisman | 68

January 30, 2025

Did China’s DeepSeek Just Dethrone OpenAI? | 67

January 29, 2025

Beyond Business Metrics: Why Growing Your People Is the True Measure of Leadership

January 23, 2025

Empowering Teams, Embracing AI: A Blueprint for Bold Leadership | 66

January 21, 2025

What Associations Can Learn from the TikTok Shutdown

January 16, 2025

AI, Leadership, and Innovation: Keynote Highlights from digitalNow 2024 (Day 2) | 65

January 14, 2025

Beyond Chat: How Associations Can Use Google's Gemini Deep Research to Make Better Decisions

January 09, 2025

Google’s Gemini Deep Research and Diamond Batteries That Last Forever [Sidecar Sync Episode 64]

January 02, 2025

Leadership Malpractice: Why Your Team's AI Readiness Can't Wait

December 31, 2024

The AI Transformation Is Here: 2025 Predictions Your Association Can't Ignore

December 12, 2024

Meta's Llama 3.3 70B: Advancing Accessible AI for Organizations

December 10, 2024

AI Granny Takes on Phone Scammers: How O2's Daisy is Turning the Tables on Fraudsters

December 05, 2024

How We Created a Sidecar Sync Podcast Episode Using Only Artificial Intelligence

November 22, 2024

Is Prompt Engineering Dead? The Evolution of AI Communication & What It Means for Associations

November 14, 2024

AI Agents for Associations: Revolutionizing Customer Experience [Sidecar Sync Episode 56]

November 06, 2024

How Content Builds Brand Habits [Updated]

November 05, 2024

Exploring AI Audio – Part 1: Fundamentals & Essential AI Audio Tools [Sidecar Sync Episode 54]

October 24, 2024

Generating Instant Avatars with HeyGen & Anthropic's New 'Computer Use Feature [Sidecar Sync Episode 53]

October 17, 2024

Meta's New Llama 3.2 Model & Decoding Digital Twins [Sidecar Sync Episode 52]

October 11, 2024

Navigating the 3D Future: Spatial Intelligence and the Evolution of Association Services

October 11, 2024

Live Demo of ChatGPT Canvas & Overview of Microsoft Copilot’s Wave 2 [Sidecar Sync Episode 51]

October 08, 2024

Continuous AI Learning: Why 15 Minutes a Day Could Transform Your Association's Future

October 04, 2024

Embracing AI-Powered Communication: What xRx Means for Associations

October 03, 2024

Sidecar's AI Learning Hub 2.0: Your Gateway to AI Mastery in the Association World

October 03, 2024

Celebrating 50 Episodes, Exploring AI Learning Hub, and Advances in Spatial Intelligence [Sidecar Sync Episode 50]

October 01, 2024

Revolutionizing Member Engagement: How Google's Notebook LM Can Transform Your Association's Content Strategy

September 27, 2024

From Pain to Gain: Practical Applications of AI-Powered Data Analysis for Associations

September 26, 2024

Previewing digitalNow 2024, Google NotebookLM, and xRx Framework Explained [Sidecar Sync Episode 49]

September 24, 2024

Unlocking the Power of Unstructured Data: How AI is Revolutionizing Association Management

September 19, 2024

Unlocking AI-Powered Insights from Unstructured Data [Sidecar Sync Episode 48]

September 18, 2024

AI and Energy: How Artificial Intelligence is Driving Innovation in Grid Infrastructure

September 12, 2024

Project Strawberry, Hugging Face Speech-to-Speech Model, & AI and Grid Infrastructure [Sidecar Sync Episode 47]

September 12, 2024

The AI Generation Gap: Strategies for Bridging the Divide in Your Association's Workforce

September 09, 2024

Association Dialogue Series: Scott Breen Interviews Melissa Garcia

September 05, 2024

Leveraging Asset Bases with AI, The Cost of AI Tokens & Generational Differences in AI Adoption [Sidecar Sync Episode 46]

September 03, 2024

digitalNow 2024 Keynote Highlight: Dr. Denise Turley

August 29, 2024

7 AI Strategies to Revolutionize Your Content Writing [Sidecar Sync Episode 45]

August 29, 2024

Scaling Laws in AI: What Association Professionals Need to Know

August 27, 2024

The AI Scientist: Reimagining Research and Problem-Solving in Associations

August 22, 2024

Scaling Laws, AI Scientist Framework, and AI-Generated TV with Showrunner [Sidecar Sync Episode 44]

August 22, 2024

AI Policy Development: Balancing Innovation and Data Protection in Associations

August 19, 2024

Overcoming AI Adoption Obstacles: A Guide for Association Leaders

August 15, 2024

6 Obstacles Preventing Your Organization From Embracing AI [Sidecar Sync Episode 43]

August 15, 2024

Navigating the Era of Deepfakes: Strategies for Associations to Maintain Trust and Integrity

August 13, 2024

The Rise of Humanoid Robots: Implications for Association Workforces and Industries

August 08, 2024

ASAE Annual Conference, Figure’s Humanoid Robot, & Segment Anything with Meta Ai’s SAM2 [Sidecar Sync Episode 42]

August 08, 2024

Beyond Language Models: Understanding the Significance of Google DeepMind's Mathematical AI Models

August 06, 2024

AI-Powered Video Tools: Revolutionizing Digital Marketing for Associations

August 01, 2024

The Power of AI in Storytelling: Lessons from Lumi and Implications for Associations

August 01, 2024

Storytelling with Lumi AI, Google DeepMind's Mathematical AI Models, and Deepfakes in Politics [Sidecar Sync Episode 41]

GPT-4.0 Mini & LLAMA 3.1: The New Frontier of AI Models and Their Impact on Associations

The Impact of AI-Native Education Platforms on Associations: Eureka Labs and the Future of Learning

Andrej Karpathy's Eureka Labs, ChatGPT-4o Mini is Mighty, and Llama 3.1 Unveiled [Sidecar Sync Episode 40]

Beyond the Horizon: How Future AI Advancements May Reshape Humanity

AI and Exponential Growth, Protein Folding, and Predicting the Future of AGI [Sidecar Sync Episode 39]

Building Your Own GPT: Lessons from Guy Kawasaki's Approach to Personalized AI

Combating AI-Driven Scams with AI

Embracing AI to Achieve Remarkable Success with Guy Kawasaki [Sidecar Sync Episode 38]

How Claude 3.5 Sonnet is Redefining AI Models

Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet, AI Scams, and Runway's Gen-3 Alpha Model [Sidecar Sync Episode 37]

Transforming Professional Networking with AI Vector Models

Five Growth Strategies for Association Leaders

Demystifying Vectors and Embeddings in AI: A Beginner's Guide

Transforming Healthcare: Inteleos' Tech Evolution and AI Future with Dale Cyr & Juan Sanchez [Sidecar Sync Episode 36]

From Hackathons to AI Mastery: Understanding Vectors and Embeddings [Sidecar Sync Episode 35]

Apple's AI Breakthrough, Wayve's Autonomous Driving, and Predicting the Weather with Aurora [Sidecar Sync Episode 34]

Association Leadership Interview Series: A Conversation with Trevor Mitchell

Google AI Overviews, DeepL’s Translation Revolution, and Personalizing with REX’s AI Engine [Sidecar Sync Episode 33]

What Are Vector Databases and Why Are They So Important for Associations?

AI Marketing Strategies, PLG Insights, and the Future of User Engagement with Bill Macaitis [Sidecar Sync Episode 32]

The Breakthrough of AlphaFold 3: Revolutionizing Biological Research

Exploring the Advancements & Implications of ChatGPT 4.0

AlphaFold 3's Breakthrough, GPT-4o Innovations, and AI's Role in Organizations [Sidecar Sync Episode 31]

Jeff Jones on Patient Care Innovation & Transforming Healthcare with AI [Sidecar Sync Episode 30]

Microsoft’s New MAI-1, Google’s AI Report on Non-Profits, & Randy Travis Gets his Voice Back [Sidecar Sync Episode 29]

Who Really Owns Your AI Creations?

Intellectual Property & AI Armor with Patent Attorney Robert Plotkin [Sidecar Sync Episode 28]

How Associations Can Navigate the Financial Landscape of AI

The Democratization of Expertise, Meta AI Chatbot, and Making Deepfakes with Microsoft’s VASA-1 [Sidecar Sync Episode 27]

How to Maximize Your Association’s Member Value Over Time with CLV Data

Unlocking Customer Lifetime Value and Embracing AI with Google's Neil Hoyne [Sidecar Sync Episode 26]

Exploring the Growth, Benefits, and Future of Smaller AI Models

How Is Your Association Using AI?

How One Firm is Revolutionizing Your Association's Industry with AI Technology

The Sounds of Suno AI, the Stargate AI Supercomputer, and Grok 1.5 vs. DBRX [Sidecar Sync Episode 24]

Llama 3, Y Combinator’s Winter 2024 Class, & AI and the Middle Class [Sidecar Sync Episode 25]

An Overview of Microsoft and OpenAI's Ambitious Vision for the Future of AI Supercomputing

The AI Augmented Certification Process: Part 3

Exploring the Use of AI-Powered Humanoid Robots in the Workplace

The AI Augmented Certification Process: Part 2

digitalNow 2024 Theme to Focus on Exponential Associations

The AI Augmented Certification Process: Part 1

How to Successfully Navigate AI Experimentation and Risk Management in Associations

Association Leadership Interview Series: A Conversation with Tori Liu

Claude 3: A Game-Changing Tool for Associations

What AI Technology is Right for My Organization?

10 AI Applications to Elevate Your Association

Fundamentals of AI Part 2 [Sidecar Sync Episode 20]

How Associations Can Use the OpenAI Playground to Reap More Contextual Results

The Evolution of Neural Networks and Their Powerful Role in AI Technologies

Moore's Law Accelerated: The Exponential Growth of AI

February 29, 2024

Empowering Associations and Nonprofits with Generative AI

February 29, 2024

Fundamentals of AI Part 1 [Sidecar Sync Episode 19]

February 28, 2024

Embracing the Future: A Look at Google’s Gemini 1.5 Pro and Open AI’s Sora

February 27, 2024

Association Leadership Interview Series: A Conversation with Jay Karen

February 22, 2024

Beyond Automation: The Era of AI Agents

February 22, 2024

Open AI's Sora, Gemini 1.5 Pro, and Practical Applications of Generative AI in Business [Sidecar Sync Episode 18]

February 21, 2024

Top 5 Generative AI Courses for Association Staffers

February 20, 2024

Timing Is Everything: Revisiting Innovation in Association Leadership