Mallory Mejias

Mallory Mejias is passionate about creating opportunities for association professionals to learn, grow, and better serve their members using artificial intelligence. She enjoys blending creativity and innovation to produce fresh, meaningful content for the association space. Mallory co-hosts and produces the Sidecar Sync podcast, where she delves into the latest trends in AI and technology, translating them into actionable insights.

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The Practical Cybersecurity Playbook for Associations With Small IT Teams

Mallory Mejias: Apr 14, 2026 3:31:18 PM

Many associations are operating with IT teams of one, two, or three people — and those teams are responsible for protecting sensitive member data, credentialing systems, and organizational infrastructure. Meanwhile, cyberattacks are growing more...

Cybersecurity

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The AI Learning Hub Enters a New Era — And It Starts Where You Are

Mallory Mejias: Apr 13, 2026 3:09:21 PM

Many association professionals have moved past the "why AI" question. They've attended the webinars. They've read the articles. Many have...

Professional Development AI Education

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Cybercrime Is Now the Third Largest Economy in the World — And Associations Are on the Target List

Mallory Mejias: Apr 13, 2026 1:37:54 PM

Twelve trillion dollars. That's the estimated annual volume of cybercrime flowing through the dark web — a figure that surpasses the GDPs of Germany...

Cybersecurity Deepfakes

Sidecar Sync Episode episode 128 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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An FBI Operative’s Guide to Cybersecurity, Deepfakes, and Modern Spycraft with Eric O’Neill | [Sidecar Sync Episode 129]

Mallory Mejias: Apr 13, 2026 1:06:01 PM

Summary: In this interview edition of Sidecar Sync, Mallory sits down with Eric O’Neill—former FBI counterintelligence operative, attorney,...

Cybersecurity Sidecar Sync Podcast Leadership AI Trust

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Claude Can Use Your Computer Now — Here's How to Think About It

Mallory Mejias: Apr 8, 2026 6:30:00 AM

Computer use — the ability for AI to see your screen, click buttons, open apps, and navigate software on your behalf — has been technically possible...

AI Agents Anthropic Computer Use

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What the Claude Mythos Leak Tells Us About Where AI Is Headed

Mallory Mejias: Apr 7, 2026 9:40:56 AM

In late March, a misconfigured content management system at Anthropic left nearly 3,000 unpublished assets publicly accessible. Among them was a...

AI Models Anthropic

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Voice AI Is About to Get a Lot Cheaper and Faster — What Associations Should Know

Mallory Mejias: Apr 6, 2026 5:57:47 PM

If your association has been watching voice AI from the sidelines — maybe impressed by the demos but put off by the cost or complexity — the calculus...

AI Models AI Voice Open Source AI Audio

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The Claude Mythos Leak & the Reality of Computer-Using Agents | [Sidecar Sync Episode 128]

Mallory Mejias: Apr 2, 2026 12:18:11 PM

Summary: This week on the Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias unpack a whirlwind of Claude news, from Anthropic’s accidental “Mythos”...

AI Agents AI Sidecar Sync Podcast Anthropic Computer Use

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The AI Harness: Why What's Built Around the Model Matters More Than the Model Itself

Mallory Mejias: Mar 31, 2026 6:30:00 AM

A lot of associations spent the past year or two making what felt like a big decision: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot. Teams were assembled....

AI Agents AI Models

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