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Evaluating AI Models for Your Association: Lessons from LLAMA 4

10 million token context windows. 109 billion total parameters. Mixture of experts (MOE) architecture. Natively multimodal capabilities.

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What Makes Your Beer Taste Better: Identifying Your Association's True Value Drivers

Imagine a European brewery at the dawn of the 20th century facing a momentous decision. Electricity has just arrived—a revolutionary technology that...

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Chip Manufacturing Rivals Join Forces: What the Intel-TSMC Partnership Means for Your Association

What if Apple suddenly announced they'd be licensing their iOS to Samsung? Or if Google decided to partner with Microsoft to build the next Windows?...

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AI Won't Wait: Mastering the Art of Breaking Your Brain

The relentless drumbeat of AI advancements can feel overwhelming. One week Google releases Gemini 2.5 Pro with its massive context window and...

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The AI Giants' Moat is Leaking: DeepSeek V3 & the Rising Tide of Open Source Power

If you've read our blog, listened to the Sidecar Sync podcast, or attended one of our webinars, you've probably heard us mention names like OpenAI,...

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Your AI Intern Just Earned a PhD: Meet Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro

For a while now, thinking of AI as a capable intern or a new college graduate made sense. It could handle specific tasks quickly, automate routine...

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AI-Ready or Not? Assessing Your Association's Member Service Foundation

Imagine the towering skyscraper—a marvel of engineering. Its strength obviously relies on a massive foundation dug deep into the earth. But here's a...

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Empowering Your Experts: The Human Side of AI in Member Services

The potential of artificial intelligence to reshape association member services is undeniable. We hear about AI-powered chatbots handling inquiries...

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Hold That AMS Project! Why Prioritizing AI Experiments Might Be Smarter Right Now

The pressure is mounting. Your AMS, once the sturdy backbone of your operations, now feels like a constraint. Perhaps it’s the patchwork of...

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