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The End of the IT Committee: How to Ship AI Projects Like Tech Firms
The traditional association technology committee is designed to be a safety mechanism. It might bring together representatives from membership,...
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The AI Slowdown Paradox: Why Associations Must Speed Up Now
Researchers resigning from major artificial intelligence labs. Open letters signed by thousands of industry insiders asking governments to build a...
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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...
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Abundant Intelligence: What Happens to Your Members When Expertise is Free?
For generations, professional associations have operated under a fundamental economic premise. Expertise is hard to build, difficult to scale, and...
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Rebranding the Hallucination: Why AI's Biggest Flaw is a Strategic Feature
Bring up artificial intelligence in any boardroom, and the conversation inevitably turns to the same roadblock. Someone will point out that language...
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The AMS Fallacy: Why Buying AI is Nothing Like Buying Association Software
The process of buying an association management system is a familiar ritual. It begins with a massive request for proposals. Committees form to...
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The Thomson Reuters lesson: Why Your Niche Data is Your AI Moat
Imagine a real estate professional looking for highly specific, county-level zoning regulations from two decades ago. They open a generic AI model...
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The Pfizer Playbook: 3 Non-Technical Moves to Transform Your Association
Association leaders often approach new technology with a familiar playbook. They form a committee, draft a comprehensive request for proposals, hire...
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The Spirit Airlines Lesson: How Associations Can Monetize Hidden Data
When a company goes bankrupt, its physical assets are typically the first things auctioned off to pay creditors. When budget carrier Spirit Airlines...