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Meet Grace, Our New AI Voice Agent

Picture of John Huisman John Huisman: Mar 16, 2026 11:03:15 AM

We built something we're excited about and wanted to share it. If you visit sidecar.ai now, you'll notice something new: a research preview of our AI voice agent, Grace. You can talk to her about our courses, the AAiP certification, team training,...

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AI Agents Shake Up the Software Market, Cybersecurity's Arms Race, & Future-Proofing Your Stack | [Sidecar Sync Episode 125]

Picture of Mallory Mejias Mallory Mejias: Mar 16, 2026 10:12:31 AM

Summary: In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias unpack three major developments shaping the AI landscape for...

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The Two Problems Holding Your Association Back From AI Agents (And Neither One Is the Technology)

Picture of Mallory Mejias Mallory Mejias: Mar 13, 2026 11:38:01 AM

Eighty percent of organizations surveyed in Anthropic's 2026 State of AI Agents Report say agents have already delivered measurable financial impact....

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The AI Use Case That Maps Perfectly to What Associations Already Do

Picture of Mallory Mejias Mallory Mejias: Mar 11, 2026 12:26:12 PM

When organizations across industries were asked what they plan to implement with AI agents over the next 12 months, the top answer wasn't customer...

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Your Next Team Member Might Not Be Human: What Associations Need to Know About AI Agents

Picture of Mallory Mejias Mallory Mejias: Mar 10, 2026 12:10:29 PM

For a long time, the conversation around AI in associations has been about tools — things you ask, things that respond, things that complete a task...

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The State of AI Agents in 2026 | [Sidecar Sync Episode 124]

Picture of Mallory Mejias Mallory Mejias: Mar 5, 2026 1:05:50 PM

Summary: In this special solo edition of Sidecar Sync, Mallory Mejias unpacks Anthropic’s 2026 State of AI Agents report and translates what it...

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MCP Security Risks: Your Staff Is Plugging AI Into Your Data — Here's What Could Go Wrong

Picture of Mallory Mejias Mallory Mejias: Mar 5, 2026 6:30:00 AM

Model Context Protocol — MCP — has quickly become the standard for connecting AI tools to external data sources. If you've heard the term floating...

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Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, AI Data Platforms — What's the Difference and Why Should You Care?

Picture of Mallory Mejias Mallory Mejias: Mar 4, 2026 6:30:00 AM

When association leaders hear the term "AI data platform," there's usually a familiar response: "Oh, so it's like a data warehouse?" Not quite.

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Your Software Vendors May Start Charging You to Access Your Own Data — Here's What to Do About It

Picture of Mallory Mejias Mallory Mejias: Mar 3, 2026 3:13:36 PM

On a recent investor call, HubSpot CEO Yamini Rangan was asked how the company plans to respond to clients using AI agents to pull data out of...

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