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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 just changed.

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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”...

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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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Everyone's Talking About OpenClaw. Here's What Actually Matters for Your Association.

Mallory Mejias: Mar 30, 2026 11:36:54 AM

If you've been anywhere near AI news in the past few weeks, you've probably seen the name OpenClaw. NVIDIA's CEO compared it to the arrival of Linux....

AI Agents Open Source OpenClaw

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A New Era of AI Education with the ‘AI Learning Hub’ & The Rise of OpenClaw | [Sidecar Sync Episode 127]

Mallory Mejias: Mar 27, 2026 12:43:33 PM

Summary: In this episode of Sidecar Sync, co-hosts Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias dive into the explosive rise of OpenClaw—an open-source AI...

AI Agents Sidecar Sync Podcast Open Source OpenClaw

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Your Members' Expectations Are Being Set by Amazon, Not Your Peers

Mallory Mejias: Mar 25, 2026 6:30:00 AM

Your members don't compare your website to other association websites. They compare it to every other digital experience they have in a day —...

Member Services Innovation Experimentation

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From Hackathon to Live Product in 60 Days: A Playbook for Association AI Experiments

Mallory Mejias: Mar 24, 2026 6:30:00 AM

In late January, a group of 14 people gathered at a beach house in Florida for six days. They worked 16 to 18 hour days, mostly self-directed, with...

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How We Built Grace: The Tech Stack Behind Sidecar's Voice AI Agent

Mallory Mejias: Mar 23, 2026 11:44:51 AM

Sidecar recently launched Grace, a voice AI agent that lives on our website. You can talk to her about Sidecar's offerings, ask questions about the...

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Meet Grace: Sidecar’s New AI Agent Takes the Stage | [Sidecar Sync Episode 126]

Mallory Mejias: Mar 20, 2026 9:33:03 AM

Summary: In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias pull back the curtain on one of Sidecar’s most ambitious experiments...

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