Sidecar Sync
Sidecar Sync
Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias
Global Gaps in AI Use & What Happens When Capital Doesn’t Need Labor? | 118
49 minutes Posted Jan 22, 2026 at 11:00 am.
Welcome
Will AI Replace Your Realtor?
Microsoft’s Global AI Diffusion Report
Why the U.S. is Falling Behind in Adoption
Lessons from UAE and South Korea
Skilling, Trust & the ASAE Sidecar Partnership
Global South vs. North: A Growing Divide
Capital in the 22nd Century: A Thought Experiment
Should We Slow AI Adoption?
Imagining the Post-Labor Association
Strategic Planning: Saying No and Thinking Bigger
Final Takeaways
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Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Mallory Mejias and Amith Nagarajan unpack two powerful narratives shaping our AI future: the surprising global leaderboard of AI adoption and a provocative economic thought experiment on capital, labor, and AGI. From Mallory’s firsthand experience using Claude to navigate the stress of first-time home buying to Microsoft’s latest diffusion report revealing where AI is truly taking hold (spoiler: it’s not the U.S.), this episode blends the pers...