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Sidecar Sync Episode 104 featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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Wuji’s Gripping Breakthrough, AI Literacy Goes Mandatory, & The AI Adoption Divide | [Sidecar Sync Episode 104]

Mallory Mejias: Oct 16, 2025 10:45:55 AM

Summary: In this episode of the Sidecar Sync, Mallory Mejias and Amith Nagarajan dive into three seemingly distinct but tightly connected topics: a groundbreaking robotic hand from China that could redefine how machines interact with our world, the...

A retro 1950s-style vending machine labeled “Practically Free” dispenses colorful AI tool boxes as a delighted professional drops in a penny, with bright vintage colors and a sunburst background.

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Why AI Is About to Become (Almost) Free - And What That Means for Your Association

Mallory Mejias: Oct 15, 2025 6:30:01 AM

OpenAI just committed over a trillion dollars to AI infrastructure. AMD will supply six gigawatts of GPUs. Nvidia signed for ten gigawatts. Oracle's...

OpenAI AI Infrastructure

Overhead flat-lay of a bright breakfast table with a croissant, berries, coffee, and orange juice alongside elegant “briefing cards” styled as plated dishes—news headlines on toast, agenda latte art, macaron reminders, and research insights arranged like gourmet food.

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Morning Briefings and Midnight Research: How AI Assistants Are Redefining Member Expectations

Mallory Mejias: Oct 14, 2025 6:30:00 AM

While you sleep tonight, an AI assistant could be researching your top professional interests, analyzing your calendar, drafting meeting agendas, and...

Artificial Intelligence OpenAI Newsletters

Neon Tetris-inspired game screen showing AI components—Models, APIs, Data, Workflows, and Security—stacking to form an agent builder interface above vendor logos with a glowing “Optionality” score counter.

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The Agent Builder Trap: What Association Leaders Need to Know Before Committing to a Platform

Mallory Mejias: Oct 13, 2025 11:54:20 AM

OpenAI just unveiled AgentKit—a no-code platform that lets anyone build AI agents. In theory, you, a non-technical association professional with zero...

AI Agents Artificial Intelligence OpenAI

Split rode to efficiency and innovation.

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From Gutenberg to Generative: What the Printing Press Can Teach Us About AI

John Huisman: Oct 10, 2025 9:30:00 AM

I keep hearing the same question from association leaders: "Which AI tool should we use?"

Member Engagement AI Leadership

Sidecar Sync Episode 103 featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

34 min read

DevDay 2025: No-Code App Development, ChatGPT Pulse, & The Trillion Dollar Infrastructure Play | [Sidecar Sync Episode 103]

Mallory Mejias: Oct 9, 2025 11:18:15 AM

Summary: This week on Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias dive deep into OpenAI’s biggest moves of the year—starting with how ChatGPT...

Artificial Intelligence Sidecar Sync Podcast OpenAI AI Infrastructure

A humanoid robot with a neutral, slightly bored expression scans receipts at a desk with a small blue-lit scanner, coffee mug, and desk plant in a bright office.

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Why "Boring AI" Wins: The Early Mover Advantage for Associations

Mallory Mejias: Oct 8, 2025 6:30:00 AM

AI can generate photorealistic videos. Write entire novels. Pass the bar exam. These capabilities make headlines and dominate conference keynotes....

Artificial Intelligence Experimentation Automation

A minimalist digital illustration of glowing computer cursors hanging from thin blue threads connected to a neural network, set against a dark charcoal background.

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How AI Learned to Use Your Computer (And Why That Changes Everything)

Mallory Mejias: Oct 7, 2025 6:30:00 AM

Here's a problem many associations know intimately: you have software that works, sort of. Maybe it's an AMS from 2008. Maybe it's a conference...

Artificial Intelligence Computer Use AI Browsers

Isometric illustration of gray and blue geometric blocks labeled “renewal,” “registration,” “proposals,” and “routing,” partially assembled into a larger structure against a light gray background, symbolizing progress and modular construction.

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Claude 4.5 Sonnet: The AI That Can Actually Build Your Software

Mallory Mejias: Oct 6, 2025 10:20:38 AM

You know that moment when your board approves a website redesign, you collect quotes ranging from $200,000 to $800,000, and the timelines all stretch...

Artificial Intelligence AI-Assisted Software Development Experimentation

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