ANOTHER CRAZY DAY IN AI · THE BIG STORY
AI Becomes Association Infrastructure
ASLA is using AI to save staff time, improve member service, and turn everyday workflows into faster, more useful support.
By Wowza Team · Another Crazy Day in AI
IN THIS EDITION
01
Inside one association’s AI transformation
02
xAI’s new bot can work across your apps
03
The UN brings young people into AI governance
04
Some AI tools worth testing
THE BIG STORY
How ASLA Operationalized AI
WHAT HAPPENED
On the Sidecar Sync podcast, Hosts Mallory Mejias and Amith Nagarajan spoke with Torey Carter-Conneen, CEO of the American Society of Landscape Architects, about how ASLA is using AI across the organization. The team created internal AI training, brought employees through tiered courses, and started using AI in member service workflows. One standout example: chapter leaders can email a question about membership data and receive a customized report in minutes, instead of staff spending hours pulling information manually.
THREE TAKEAWAYS
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AI adoption works better when it becomes part of everyday work, not a separate experiment that only a few people understand.
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Internal training matters because staff need confidence, not just access to tools.
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The biggest value may come from freeing people from repetitive tasks so they can spend more time understanding members and creating better services.
TWO QUICK HITS
What else is moving
xAI’s New Bot Can Work Across Your Apps
xAI introduced Grok Bot in early beta, describing it as a team of always-on AI agents that can work across apps, inboxes, websites, and tools. Bots have their own cloud computer, can coordinate with other bots, and are designed to finish multi-step tasks while asking for approval when needed. The pitch is that users can hand off real workflows — from sales follow-ups to operations tasks — instead of building complicated automations first.
The UN Brings Young People Into AI Governance
More than 600 young people gathered at UN Headquarters in New York to discuss how AI can support the Sustainable Development Goals and shape future standards. Delegates presented a youth-led declaration on AI policy and governance, with a focus on inclusion, developing countries, jobs, and the risks children and young people face as AI adoption accelerates.
WORTH A TEST DRIVE
Some tools to try out
Vunote
Turns YouTube videos, audio, and other video content into searchable notes, mindmaps, reports, and study materials.ny topic into a personalized course with short visual lessons, exercises, and review.
Cuzir
Tracks ad performance, customer reviews, and SEO health, then sends AI-generated marketing reports to your inbox.
SecondBrain Note
A wallet-thin recorder that captures, transcribes, and summarizes meetings.
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