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Diffusion Models Are Coming - Here's Why Association Leaders Should Care

This month, Inception Labs released an upgraded version of Mercury, their diffusion-based language model that first launched in February 2025. The...

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The Next Generation Glow-Up of Claude and Grok & Microsoft Makes the Quantum Leap | [Sidecar Sync Episode 71]

Summary: AI is evolving at a breakneck pace, and in this episode of Sidecar Sync, hosts Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias break down the latest...

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Updates from the Paris AI Summit & Reuters’ Copyright Showdown [Sidecar Sync Episode 70]

Summary: This week on the Sidecar Sync, we take a deep dive into the Paris AI Action Summit, exploring global AI trends, governance challenges, and...

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OpenAI’s Deep Research & the Dilemma of Jevons Paradox | 69

Summary: In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Amith and Mallory dive into OpenAI’s latest innovation: Deep Research. They explore how this powerful AI...

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Adapt or Get Left Behind: How AI is Reshaping Associations with John Huisman | 68

Summary: In this special interview edition of Sidecar Sync, hosts Mallory and Amith sit down with AI consultant, John Huisman, to explore how...

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Beyond Chat: How Associations Can Use Google's Gemini Deep Research to Make Better Decisions

Picture this: You need to research event engagement trends, understand emerging policy impacts, or analyze member behavior patterns. Traditionally,...

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The AI Transformation Is Here: 2025 Predictions Your Association Can't Ignore

For the second year running, Team Sidecar is peering into the future to forecast how artificial intelligence will reshape the association landscape....

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Meta's Llama 3.3 70B: Advancing Accessible AI for Organizations

In the latest episode of Sidecar Sync, co-hosts Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias explore Meta's groundbreaking release of Llama 3.3 70B, a...

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How We Created a Sidecar Sync Podcast Episode Using Only Artificial Intelligence

How We Created a Sidecar Sync Podcast Episode Using Only Artificial Intelligence In a unique experiment just before Thanksgiving 2024, the Sidecar...

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