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Sidecar Sync Episode episode 147 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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Open-Weight Models, AI Watermarks, and How to Run Your Own Hackathon | [Sidecar Sync Episode 147]

Summary: Meta and NVIDIA are turning up the heat in the open-weight AI race, while Anthropic is taking a very different approach by watermarking...

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Sidecar Sync Episode episode 146 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan, Mallory Mejias, and Torey Carter-Conneen

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AI-Powered Service for Landscape Architects with Torey Carter-Conneen | [Sidecar Sync Episode 146]

Summary: In this interview episode, Mallory Mejias and Amith Nagarajan sit down with Torey Carter-Conneen, CEO of the American Society of Landscape...

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Sidecar Sync Episode episode 145 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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Rogue Agents, the Open-Weight Revolt, & Claude Gets Cheaper | [Sidecar Sync Episode 145]

Summary: This week, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias unpack a whirlwind of AI developments shaping the future of associations. From Anthropic’s...

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Sidecar Sync Episode episode 144 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

34 min read

The Open-Weight Wave & the Push for AI Referees | [Sidecar Sync Episode 144]

Summary: In this episode, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias unpack a rapidly shifting AI landscape where powerful, low-cost open-weight models from...

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Sidecar Sync Episode episode 137 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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The 4 Modes of Working with AI, The Transformation Paradox, & Building a Learning Organization | [Sidecar Sync Episode 137]

Summary: In this jam-packed “mini” episode, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias break down a whirlwind of recent AI model releases—from Anthropic,...

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Sidecar Sync Episode episode 136 cover featuring Dr. Jessica Miles and Mallory Mejias

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How AI Is Changing Scientific Publishing with Dr. Jessica Miles | [Sidecar Sync Episode 136]

Summary: In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Mallory Mejias welcomes Dr. Jessica Miles, founder of The Informed Frontier, former VP of Strategy and...

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Sidecar Sync Episode episode 135 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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Proactive Gemini Workflows, AI Mode’s Search Overhaul, & Antigravity-Powered Wearables | [Sidecar Sync Episode 135]

Summary: In this episode of the Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias unpack Google I/O 2026 and what it signals for the future of...

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Sidecar Sync Episode episode 134 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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Enterprise Platforms Prepare for AI Agents & Diffusion LLMs Prove Their Production Value | [Sidecar Sync Episode 134]

Summary: In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias dig into two major shifts happening beneath the surface of AI: how...

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Sidecar Sync Episode episode 133 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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Dark Databases & the State of AI Video | [Sidecar Sync Episode 133]

Summary: In this episode of the Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias dig into the hidden world of “dark databases”—messy, undocumented...

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