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Sidecar Sync Podcast episode 117 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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The Physical AI Moment: Dispatches from CES 2026 | [Sidecar Sync Episode 117]

Summary: CES 2026 brought the heat—and the robots. In this episode, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias break down the biggest stories from the...

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The 95% Problem: Why Association AI Pilots Stall (And How to Break Through)

A study from MIT's Sloan School of Management found that 95% of enterprise AI initiatives fail to reach production with measurable impact....

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When Your $10K AI Add-On Can't Beat Free ChatGPT

Your AMS vendor just announced an AI assistant module. It's an additional $10,000 per year. Your LMS now offers AI-powered content generation for a...

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Why Workflow Thinking Beats Chatbot Thinking in Association AI

When association leaders decide to "do something with AI," the default instinct is predictable: build a chatbot. It makes sense on the surface....

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Sidecar Sync Podcast episode 116 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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The 95% Problem: Fixing What’s Broken in Enterprise AI | [Sidecar Sync Episode 116]

Summary: In this episode of the Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias dig into the startling findings of a recent MIT study: 95% of...

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7 AI Predictions That Will Shape Associations in 2026

We're officially in the second half of the decade. And if 2025 felt like the year AI went from interesting to unavoidable, 2026 is shaping up to be...

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The Future of Member Services: When "World-Class" Actually Becomes Possible

Every association claims to offer excellent member service. Mission statements promise it. Strategic plans prioritize it. Staff work hard to deliver...

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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]

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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What 100 Trillion Tokens Reveal About How People Actually Use AI

There's a lot of speculation about how people use AI. Productivity boosters. Coding assistants. Research tools. The assumptions tend to skew toward...

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