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Why Only Humans Can Be Accountable in an AI-Driven Knowledge Ecosystem

The volume of scientific and professional knowledge published each year is staggering. For associations and professional societies, which serve as the stewards of this specialized information, the pressure to review, verify, and disseminate content...

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The Gold Standard for AI Content Access: Moving Beyond Scraping

Associations sit on decades of trusted, vetted content. Historically, protecting that intellectual property meant a simple binary choice: keep it...

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The New Era of AI Readers: Why Your Content Strategy Must Evolve

For decades, the ultimate measure of success for digital content has been the human click. Association executives and digital teams have spent...

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How AI Is Changing Scientific Publishing with Dr. Jessica Miles | [Sidecar Sync Episode 136]

Summary: In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Mallory Mejias welcomes Dr. Jessica Miles, founder of The Informed Frontier, former VP of Strategy and...

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The Future of Interaction: Why Voice and Multimodality Are Essential

When the first tablet computers hit the market, there was no training manual required. People simply touched the glass, and the interface responded....

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Why 'Flash' Models Are the New Workhorse for Association AI Agents

For the past few years, the narrative surrounding artificial intelligence has been dominated by a single, relentless pursuit: the race for the...

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The End of the Search Box: Why Your Association Needs a New Strategy

For nearly three decades, the blank rectangular search box has been the undisputed front door to the internet. We type in a few keywords, hit enter,...

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Proactive Gemini Workflows, AI Mode’s Search Overhaul, & Antigravity-Powered Wearables | [Sidecar Sync Episode 135]

Summary: In this episode of the Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias unpack Google I/O 2026 and what it signals for the future of...

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Diffusion Models: The New Goldilocks Zone for AI Workloads

When organizations begin exploring artificial intelligence, the natural instinct is to reach for the most famous, most advanced models available. If...

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