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A table-top comparison of two conceptual sketches for an AI audio agent. On the left, a crumpled napkin shows a rough hand-drawn flowchart. On the right, a neat engineering blueprint transforms the sketch into a technical, labeled architectural diagram of deep neural networks and NLP engines.

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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...

A stylized, vector-style illustration depicting a signal path traveling between two tin cans. On the left, a horizontal tin can has orange sound waves emanating from it, representing speaking. A wavy wire connects this can to a sequence of components along the path: a cluster of gray gears, a green rectangular circuit board, and a gray funnel. The wire finally connects to a vertical tin can on the right, which is slightly tilted as if for listening. The image is on a solid light background with subtle gray shadows beneath the cans.

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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...

AI Agents Member Services AI Audio

Sidecar Sync episode 126 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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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...

AI Agents Sidecar Sync Podcast AI Audio

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5 min read

Your Vendors Are Under Pressure. Here's What to Do About It.

Mallory Mejias: Mar 16, 2026, 11:23:43 AM

Earlier this year, a JP Morgan report flagged something that should get the attention of anyone running an association: the S&P 500 software index...

AI Agents Legacy Systems Vendor Relationships

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Meet Grace, Our New AI Voice Agent

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...

AI Agents Leadership AI Audio

Sidecar Sync episode 125 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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

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...

AI Agents Cybersecurity Sidecar Sync Podcast Software Companies

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

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....

AI Agents Data Management AI Data Platform Change Management

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

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...

AI Agents Data Analysis Research

Flat illustration of a small charcoal robot with sage accents sitting at a sage-green desk on its first day, reviewing documents labeled “How We Work” beside a key and notebook, with a simple org chart pinned on a cork board behind it.

5 min read

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

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...

AI Agents Innovation

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