5 Reasons You Need a Sidekick
by Kaitlyn Foster on Sep 4, 2024 11:41:00 AM
Every hero needs a sidekick—a reliable partner who’s always there to provide backup, offer guidance, and help you navigate the complexities of your mission. In the world of community data, that help is here, and it’s called Sidekick. Whether you’re crafting a story about your communit …
Getting Better Results from AI: 3 Common Mistakes to Avoid
by Jennifer Funk on Jul 30, 2024 5:00:00 AM
AI is a powerful tool for making community data easier to use, but it’s also new and imperfect. It takes a little practice — as it would with a human assistant! — to figure out how to communicate with (or prompt) Sidekick to get the results you want, and often, you have to learn from …
Spreadsheet Smarts: How Sidekick Outperforms the State of the Art
by Matt Barr on Jul 17, 2024 9:24:23 AM
Tech publications are excited about a new development from research at Microsoft. The technique, SpreadsheetLLM, is described in detail in a newly published research paper. As research papers go, it's on the more accessible side. Pro tip: read the abstract, look at the images, read th …
Harnessing AI for Good: The Power of Great Questions
by Stephen Hardy on Jun 27, 2024 9:44:46 AM
It’s amazing what you can do in a week.
Sidekick goes to Washington
by Matt Barr on Jun 13, 2024 12:24:44 PM
Sidekick Goes to Washington: How the Department of Commerce Can Make Their Data AI-Ready The Department of Commerce has issued a request for information: AI and Open Government Data Assets Request for Information, seeking expert input on making data AI-ready. At mySidewalk, we have ex …
Cultivating Trust in Conversations with Sidekick
by the mySidewalk Team on May 14, 2024 6:00:00 AM
This is the fifth blog post in a series dedicated to mySidewalk's new AI-powered community data assistant, Sidekick.
Fast, Relevant Data at Your Fingertips with Sidekick
by the mySidewalk Team on May 14, 2024 6:00:00 AM
This is the second blog post in a series dedicated to mySidewalk's new AI-powered community data assistant, Sidekick.
Making a Map in a Minute with Sidekick
by the mySidewalk Team on May 14, 2024 6:00:00 AM
This is the third blog post in a series dedicated to mySidewalk's new AI-powered community data assistant, Sidekick.
Say hello to Sidekick, your new partner in community transformation
by the mySidewalk Team on May 14, 2024 6:00:00 AM
This is the first blog post in a series dedicated to mySidewalk's new AI-powered community data assistant, Sidekick.
Crafting Stories You're Compelled to Share with Sidekick
by the mySidewalk Team on May 14, 2024 6:00:00 AM
This is the fourth blog post in a series dedicated to mySidewalk's new AI-powered community data assistant, Sidekick.
Generative AI will democratize data for Changemakers
by Stephen Hardy on Feb 12, 2024 11:07:52 AM
Few things have been as rewarding for our team as hearing stories like San Francisco's efforts toward VisionZero, KABOOM!’s recognition at the White House, or seeing familiar faces in the New York Times: Fort Worth and San Antonio.
5 Ways to Use mySidewalk's CoWrite Feature
by the mySidewalk Team on Oct 12, 2023 8:00:00 AM
Introducing a groundbreaking method for crafting data narratives. In today's data-driven world, narrative and context are essential for interpreting data and making informed decisions. That's why mySidewalk has developed CoWrite, an innovative AI writing assistant feature.