Sidecar Blog

Ready to take the first step toward AI education? Sign up for our monthly Intro to AI Webinar today!

A minimalist, flat design illustration showing five simplified, colorful human figures in a running sequence against a textured cream background. The first (orange) and last (yellow) figures are holding glowing torches, while the three middle figures (peach, light teal, dark green) run with empty hands.

4 min read

Why Smart Associations Don't Use One AI Model. They Use Five.

Mallory Mejias: Apr 21, 2026 6:30:01 AM

Most AI conversations in associations start with the same question: which model should we use? Claude or ChatGPT? Gemini or something open-source? The question feels reasonable, but maybe it's the wrong place to begin.

AI Models Innovation

An illustrative vector drawing of a vintage steam train with an orange-red locomotive and a very long line of alternating colored (yellow, green, pink) freight cars. The train travels along a single, winding track that curves up and over large, rolling, sage-green hills, receding into the distance against a plain, light beige sky. Greenish-gray steam billows from the locomotive's stack.

4 min read

The Little Models That Could: How AI Got 200x Cheaper in Three Years

Mallory Mejias: Apr 20, 2026 6:30:00 AM

In early 2023, if you wanted access to the smartest AI available, you paid about $30 per million tokens to use GPT-4. It was expensive, it lived in...

AI Models Innovation Model compression

Sidecar Sync Episode episode 130 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

38 min read

The Little AI Models That Could | [Sidecar Sync Episode 130]

Mallory Mejias: Apr 17, 2026 12:16:35 PM

Summary: This week on the Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias trace one of the biggest stories in AI: how cutting-edge intelligence...

Sidecar Sync Podcast AI Models Open Source Model compression

A clean, modern illustrative rendering of an office desk scene. A large, black rubber stamp with a distinctive handle is actively pressing down onto a piece of cream-colored paper. The paper, labeled

5 min read

Trust Is Becoming an Uncommon Commodity — And That's an Association Problem

Mallory Mejias: Apr 17, 2026 11:38:59 AM

Associations have always been in the trust business. Members come to them for credentialing, education, industry standards, and reliable information...

Cybersecurity Trust

A flat vector illustration of a yellow sign in front of a modern office entrance. The sign reads:

6 min read

The Practical Cybersecurity Playbook for Associations With Small IT Teams

Mallory Mejias: Apr 14, 2026 3:31:18 PM

Many associations are operating with IT teams of one, two, or three people — and those teams are responsible for protecting sensitive member data,...

Cybersecurity

An illustrated concept map, presented as a

5 min read

The AI Learning Hub Enters a New Era — And It Starts Where You Are

Mallory Mejias: Apr 13, 2026 3:09:21 PM

Many association professionals have moved past the "why AI" question. They've attended the webinars. They've read the articles. Many have...

Professional Development AI Education

A large, stylized Trojan horse on wheels, rendered in a flat vector style, stands on a paved walkway in front of a modern, glass-facade office building.

5 min read

Cybercrime Is Now the Third Largest Economy in the World — And Associations Are on the Target List

Mallory Mejias: Apr 13, 2026 1:37:54 PM

Twelve trillion dollars. That's the estimated annual volume of cybercrime flowing through the dark web — a figure that surpasses the GDPs of Germany...

Cybersecurity Deepfakes

Sidecar Sync Episode episode 129 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

37 min read

An FBI Operative’s Guide to Cybersecurity, Deepfakes, and Modern Spycraft with Eric O’Neill | [Sidecar Sync Episode 129]

Mallory Mejias: Apr 13, 2026 1:06:01 PM

Summary: In this interview edition of Sidecar Sync, Mallory sits down with Eric O’Neill—former FBI counterintelligence operative, attorney,...

Cybersecurity Sidecar Sync Podcast Leadership AI Trust

A flat editorial illustration on a cream background, showing a coral-colored arrow cursor following a glowing dotted path through a dense arrangement of overlapping application windows (Asana, Gmail, Drive, Slack, Database, Google Docs). The path originates from a central window labeled

5 min read

Claude Can Use Your Computer Now — Here's How to Think About It

Mallory Mejias: Apr 8, 2026 6:30:00 AM

Computer use — the ability for AI to see your screen, click buttons, open apps, and navigate software on your behalf — has been technically possible...

AI Agents Anthropic Computer Use

Prev 5 6 7 8 9 Next