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Sidecar Sync Podcast episode 115 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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The New Year AI Checkup: What We Got Right in 2025 and What’s Coming in 2026 | [Sidecar Sync Episode 115]

Picture of Mallory Mejias Mallory Mejias: Jan 2, 2026 11:09:49 AM

Summary: In this annual predictions spectacular, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias kick off 2026 by looking back at how well their 2025 AI forecasts...

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Actor in period costume stands center stage under spotlight, holding a glowing laptop aloft, with binary code cascading behind him on dark curtains.

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To Block or Not to Block: The AI Scraping Dilemma for Associations

Picture of Mallory Mejias Mallory Mejias: Jul 14, 2025 12:05:34 PM

While you're reading this, AI bots are likely scanning your association's public website, harvesting your blog posts, event descriptions, and...

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A proud tortoise bites a “Gemini” gold medal, wearing “Veo 3” and “NotebookLM” medals around its neck.

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Google's AI Arsenal: What Association Leaders Need to Know from I/O 2025

Picture of Mallory Mejias Mallory Mejias: Jun 9, 2025 4:48:13 PM

While the AI world seemed to be playing follow-the-leader, Google was taking a different approach. Sure, they weren't first to market with a ChatGPT...

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