Sidecar Sync
Sidecar Sync
Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias
The Maia 200 Breakthrough, Project Genie’s Living Worlds, & The New Rules of Work | 122
43 minutes Posted Feb 19, 2026 at 11:00 am.
Introduction
Microsoft’s Maya 200 & the Silicon Arms Race
Will Custom Chips Change Copilot Pricing?
Project Genie & the Rise of World Models
The ChatGPT Moment for World Models?
The Wall Street Journal’s 20-Year Work Predictions
Specialists vs. Generalists & The Future of Associations
Companies as Classrooms & the Learning Organization
Closing Thoughts
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Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias zoom out to explore the AI infrastructure quietly reshaping everything beneath the surface—from Microsoft’s new Maia 200 custom AI chip and the race to lower inference costs, to Google’s Project Genie and the rise of interactive world models that could transform everything from credentialing simulations to digital twins of annual conferences. They also unpack bold predictions about the future of work, includi...