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Episode 149 of the Sidecar Sync Podcast cover art featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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Spirit Airlines' Data Sale, the Model Too Powerful to Ship, & the Landlords of AI | [Sidecar Sync Episode 149]

Summary: When Spirit Airlines went bankrupt, its planes and gates weren't the only assets on the auction block — Google paid $10 million for its...

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6 min read

You Are Using AI Through a Keyhole

There is a conversation that repeats itself constantly with association staff who use AI every day. They describe themselves as heavy users, and by...

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Episode 148 of the Sidecar Sync Podcast cover art featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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Fundamentals of AI, Part 1 | [Sidecar Sync Episode 148]

Summary: AI may feel like it arrived overnight, but its foundations have been decades in the making. In part one of a refreshed Foundations of AI...

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Sidecar Sync Episode episode 147 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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Open-Weight Models, AI Watermarks, and How to Run Your Own Hackathon | [Sidecar Sync Episode 147]

Summary: Meta and NVIDIA are turning up the heat in the open-weight AI race, while Anthropic is taking a very different approach by watermarking...

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Sidecar Sync Episode episode 145 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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Rogue Agents, the Open-Weight Revolt, & Claude Gets Cheaper | [Sidecar Sync Episode 145]

Summary: This week, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias unpack a whirlwind of AI developments shaping the future of associations. From Anthropic’s...

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Sidecar Sync Episode episode 144 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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The Open-Weight Wave & the Push for AI Referees | [Sidecar Sync Episode 144]

Summary: In this episode, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias unpack a rapidly shifting AI landscape where powerful, low-cost open-weight models from...

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6 min read

Stop Choosing the Wrong AI Model: A Practical Guide for Associations

Many association leaders approach artificial intelligence with a single question: which model is the best? They look for the highest benchmark scores...

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Sidecar Sync Episode episode 141 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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Anthropic’s Rapid Model Releases, GPT 5.6’s Gated Launch, and The Real AI Jobs Story | [Sidecar Sync Episode 141]

Summary: This week on Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias break down a whirlwind week in AI, from Anthropic’s rapid-fire Claude releases...

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Sidecar Sync Episode episode 138 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

42 min read

AI Solves an 80-Year Mystery, Microsoft Agents Take Over, & Anthropic’s Claude Mythos vs. Fable | [Sidecar Sync Episode 138]

Summary: In this episode of the Sidecar Sync, Amith and Mallory explore three major developments shaping the future of AI. First, they unpack how an...

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