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Artificial Intelligence (8)

A retro-style diptych illustration shows a woman feeding gray association documents into a gramophone-like machine on the left, while on the right, colorful musical notes and speech bubbles emerge from its pipes.

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From Text to Talk: Turning Your Association's Written Content Into Engaging Audio Experiences

Your association is sitting on thousands of pages of valuable content that most members will never read. Board minutes, research reports, white...

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Comic book–style illustration of a large ear with colorful greetings in Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, and French entering it, transforming into English words like “HELLO,” “Hi!,” and “Greetings!” in bold speech bubbles.

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Breaking Down Language Barriers: How Real-Time AI Translation Opens Global Doors for Associations

Most associations accidentally limit themselves geographically—not by choice, but by language. Take a moment to consider your organization's name. If...

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Sidecar Sync Episode 98 featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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Inside the AI Audio Revolution: Translating, Conversing, & Composing | [Sidecar Sync Episode 98]

Summary: In this audio-focused episode of the Sidecar Sync, Mallory Mejias and Amith Nagarajan explore three groundbreaking advancements in AI audio...

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A surgeon’s gloved hands reach for a surgical instrument on a sterile tray, with faint blue AR grid overlays suggesting a VR training simulation in a bright operating room.

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World Models: The Next Frontier of AI for Associations

Three years ago, if you'd told association leaders that AI would be writing their member communications, answering complex certification questions,...

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Sidecar Sync podcast Episode 97 cover image featuring Mallory Mejías and Thomas Altman, with the tagline 'AI Knowledge for Associations'

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Exploring Interactive AI Simulations and World Models with Thomas Altman | [Sidecar Sync Episode 97]

Summary: Thomas Altman, co-founder of Tasio and Betty, joins Mallory Mejias for an electrifying deep dive into the future of AI through the lens of...

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Minimalist loading screen showing a progress bar at 45% on a dark charcoal background, with the text “Loading GPT-5…” in light gray, a small frozen spinning loader icon, and “45%” displayed below in soft peach.

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The Rocky Rollout: What OpenAI's GPT-5 Launch Teaches Associations About Innovation

Have you tested out GPT-5? You might have noticed it's been a bit buggy. Connection failures, voice mode not working, responses that feel oddly cold...

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Vector illustration of nested technology devices—server, desktop, laptop, smartphone, smartwatch—arranged like Russian dolls, each with a glowing AI brain icon

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Open Models Are Getting Smaller, Smarter, and More Practical

The open source AI movement continues to accelerate. Microsoft, Meta, Mistral, OpenAI, DeepSeek, and Google have all released open models in recent...

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Sidecar Sync podcast Episode 95 cover image featuring co-hosts Mallory Mejías and Amith Nagarajan, with the tagline 'AI Knowledge for Associations'

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Rapid Fire AI Updates & The Coming Energy Reckoning | [Sidecar Sync Episode 96]

Summary: In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias tackle the latest developments in AI with a fast-paced series of...

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Top-down view of a green circuit board where hot dogs in buns replace copper traces, glowing in places, with labeled sections 'Memory' and 'Processing'.

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From 250,000 Hot Dogs to One: How Biology Will Transform AI Economics

In 1997, world chess champion Garry Kasparov sat across from IBM's Deep Blue supercomputer in one of history's most famous matches. Kasparov's brain...

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