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The 'Brain in a Jar' Problem: 4 Steps to Turn AI into a Worker
You open a browser tab, type a question into a chat interface, and watch as a highly sophisticated response appears on your screen in seconds. The...
Association Technology
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The 'Computer Use' Breakthrough: Connecting AI Agents to Legacy Tech
Walk into any association board room and mention artificial intelligence, and you will likely hear the same heavy sigh. The consensus is usually that...
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Stop Chasing the AI Frontier: Why You Should 'Squeeze the Lemon' of Current Models
Every week brings a headline about a new artificial intelligence breakthrough. A major lab releases a model that shatters previous benchmarks. A day...
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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 Open-Weight Model Race: What Matters for Associations
The recent flurry of activity from tech giants like Meta and NVIDIA has sent a clear signal to the association sector. Meta recently released its...
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The new rules of AI efficiency: why effort dials matter
Imagine booking a five hundred seat jumbo jet just to fly a single passenger across the country. The plane will certainly get the job done, but the...
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Scaling Trust: Building AI Tools for Evidence-Based Practice
In the modern professional environment, the challenge is rarely a lack of information. For most clinicians, researchers, and specialists, the problem...
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The End of ETL: Why You Don't Need to 'Clean' Your Data for AI
For years, the standard advice for association executives has been: "Clean your data first." It sounds responsible. It feels like the right thing to...
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Data at rest vs. data activated: A new strategy for associations
For years, association leaders have been told that data is their most valuable asset. They have dutifully collected member records, event...