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

Picture of Mallory Mejias Mallory Mejias: Jun 25, 2025 7:00:00 AM

Apple recently published research that's stirring debate in the AI community: "The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Strengths and Limitations of Reasoning Models via the Lens of Problem Complexity." The paper examines whether today's most...

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

Picture of Mallory Mejias Mallory Mejias: Jun 24, 2025 7:00:00 AM

Back in October 2023, I spent about half an hour creating my AI avatar in HeyGen. I had to train it by recording myself speaking directly to camera...

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

Picture of Mallory Mejias Mallory Mejias: Jun 23, 2025 1:45:45 PM

Think about the last time you asked Siri or Alexa a question. Functional? Sometimes. But warm, engaging, or emotionally intelligent? Not quite. These...

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Sidecar Sync podcast episode cover featuring hosts Mallory and Amith, with the tagline 'AI Knowledge for Associations' and playful sound effect captions like [laughs], [sighs], [whispers], and [cries]. Episode 86.

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

Picture of Mallory Mejias Mallory Mejias: Jun 20, 2025 11:59:02 AM

Summary: In this episode of the Sidecar Sync, co-hosts Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias dive deep into the cutting edge of AI-generated audio and...

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

Picture of Mallory Mejias Mallory Mejias: Jun 18, 2025 9:00:00 AM

In our previous blog, we explored how AI-powered workflows enable course creation in two weeks instead of 52 weeks. Sounds great, right? But just...

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

Picture of Mallory Mejias Mallory Mejias: Jun 17, 2025 12:30:58 PM

A team of teachers. One full year. That's what it used to take to create a single comprehensive course. Jason Marchese, Learning Content Specialist...

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

Picture of Mallory Mejias Mallory Mejias: Jun 16, 2025 5:40:22 PM

Need to split the dinner bill with friends? There's an app for that. Want to meditate for just 5 minutes? There's an app for that too. Trying to...

Artificial Intelligence AI Models Claude Web Apps
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Online Learning Course Creation at 26x Speed | [Sidecar Sync Episode 86]

Picture of Mallory Mejias Mallory Mejias: Jun 16, 2025 2:34:00 PM

Summary: In this episode of the Sidecar Sync, Mallory Mejias sits down with Jason Marchese, Learning Content Specialist at Sidecar, to explore the...

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

Picture of Mallory Mejias Mallory Mejias: Jun 11, 2025 12:19:43 PM

We hit a major AI milestone recently: AI video that looks as real as video shot on a camera. For the first time, we're seeing AI-generated clips that...

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