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Model Context Protocol

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ARD vs. MCP: Understanding the New Standards for AI Agents

Imagine hiring a brilliant assistant who speaks twenty languages and processes information at lightning speed, but they have no idea where the filing...

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Argentina, ARD, & AI’s Environmental Footprint | [Sidecar Sync Episode 140]

Summary: In this episode of the Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias explore one of the most provocative ideas in AI yet: companies owned...

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MCP Security Risks: Your Staff Is Plugging AI Into Your Data — Here's What Could Go Wrong

Model Context Protocol — MCP — has quickly become the standard for connecting AI tools to external data sources. If you've heard the term floating...

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Sidecar Sync episode 123 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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Agent Tollgates & MCP Mayhem: Who Really Owns Your Data? | [Sidecar Sync Episode 123]

Summary: In this episode of the Sidecar Sync, Mallory and Amith dive deep into two seismic shifts rocking the AI landscape for associations: the rise...

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Model Context Protocol: The USB-C Revolution for AI in Associations

Whether you're an iPhone or Android person, you're probably familiar with Apple's charging woes. For years, users had to buy different types of...

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Getting Hands-On with MCP & Anthropic’s AI Economic Index | [ Sidecar Sync Episode 80]

Summary: In this episode of the Sidecar Sync, hosts Mallory Mejias and Amith Nagarajan take a deep dive into Model Context Protocol (MCP), a...

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