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Recipes vs. Judgment: The Real Difference Between Automation and AI Agents
When association professionals hear about new artificial intelligence capabilities, they often map the concept directly onto the tools they already...
AI Agents
6 min read
The 'Brain in a Jar' Problem: 4 Steps to Turn AI into a Worker
You open a browser tab, type a question into a chat interface, and watch as a highly sophisticated response appears on your screen in seconds. The...
5 min read
The 'Computer Use' Breakthrough: Connecting AI Agents to Legacy Tech
Walk into any association board room and mention artificial intelligence, and you will likely hear the same heavy sigh. The consensus is usually that...
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Fundamentals of AI, Part 3 | [Sidecar Sync Episode 155]
Mallory Mejias: Oct 12, 2026, 5:26:32 PM
Summary: A chatbot can tell you what to do, but an agent can actually do it. In Part 3 of the refreshed Fundamentals of AI series, Amith Nagarajan...
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38 min read
Jev Kicks Off the Decision Model Era, OpenAI Pulls GPT-6.1 Astra, & Waymo Outdrives Us | [Sidecar Sync Episode 154]
Mallory Mejias: Oct 5, 2026, 9:52:19 AM
Summary: A surprising amount of the work we hand to AI isn't writing at all—it's deciding. Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias sort through a busy...
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38 min read
Will AI End Us All? | [Sidecar Sync Episode 152]
Mallory Mejias: Sep 21, 2026, 12:42:32 PM
Summary: The people building AI are starting to sound scared of what they're building. Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias take on the AI safety...
5 min read
ARD vs. MCP: Understanding the New Standards for AI Agents
Imagine hiring a brilliant assistant who speaks twenty languages and processes information at lightning speed, but they have no idea where the filing...
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41 min read
Argentina, ARD, & AI’s Environmental Footprint | [Sidecar Sync Episode 140]
Mallory Mejias: Jun 25, 2026, 2:44:17 PM
Summary: In this episode of the Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias explore one of the most provocative ideas in AI yet: companies owned...
5 min read
From Wizard to Patron: The New Reality of Commissioning AI Work
The way professionals interact with artificial intelligence is undergoing a quiet but fundamental transformation. For the past couple of years, the...