Sidecar Team

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AI Is Overhyped and Underhyped. The Difference Is Timing.

Ask ten association leaders what they make of AI right now and you'll get two answers that seem impossible to reconcile.

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AI Watermarking: Why It Won't Solve Your Content Vetting Problems

The pressure on association leaders to maintain the integrity of their content has never been higher. Whether you are managing a peer-reviewed...

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The Open-Weight Model Race: What Matters for Associations

The recent flurry of activity from tech giants like Meta and NVIDIA has sent a clear signal to the association sector. Meta recently released its...

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Why Your Association Needs a Hackathon

The word hackathon often conjures images of darkened rooms, rows of glowing monitors, and software engineers fueled by caffeine and complex code. For...

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The Leader's Responsibility: Risk, Malpractice, and AI

Many association executives view artificial intelligence as a technical challenge to be solved by the IT department or a specialized task force. They...

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Stop Measuring Tickets, Start Measuring Value

For decades, the standard for success in member services has been defined by the dashboard. We look for green lights, low numbers, and empty queues....

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Why Your Association Needs to Mandate AI Training Now

Many association leaders treat artificial intelligence like an optional professional development elective. They might offer a stipend for an online...

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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....

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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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