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Marketing in the Age of AIFrom Shiny AI Tools to Real Marketing Infrastructure 🤖 | Training Autonomous AI AgentsEpisode Overview:In this episode of Marketing in the Age of AI, Emanuel Rose dives deep into how AI agents are moving beyond experimentation and becoming true infrastructure for modern marketing teams 🚀. Joined by AI pioneer Kence Anderson, the conversation explores what it really takes to design, train, and deploy autonomous agents that learn through practice, adapt through feedback, and drive measurable business results.Rather than hype or surface-level tools, this episode focuses on agentification, reinforcement learning, and how marketers can decompose complex workflows into specialized AI roles—just like a high-performing human team.
2026-02-0624 min
Automated with Brian HeaterWhen AI Leaves the Demo Stage: Kence Anderson on What LastsThe most interesting work around AI doesn’t occur at the height of the hype cycle.Kence Anderson has watched promising ideas overperform in demos, underperform in reality, and eventually re-emerge as something more modest and more useful. This episode focuses on that middle ground, where engineering judgment replaces speculation and progress looks slower than the headlines suggest.An engineer who led autonomous systems work at Microsoft and now runs AMESA, Kence brings that experience into A3’s Designing Industrial AI Agents course.Learn more about Amesa: https://www.amesa.com...
2026-02-0444 min
Ecosystemic Futures115. The 'D' Got Deleted: How VC Funding Broke the Innovation EcosystemThe 'D' Got Deleted: How VC Funding Broke the Innovation EcosystemLast week's whitepaper isn't production-ready. But someone's already pitching it to your board. Kence Anderson has deployed 100+ autonomous AI systems for Fortune 500 companies—and watched venture capital create a research-to-PR pipeline that skips development entirely. The 'D' in R&D got deleted. Hype cycles got amplified.Rule-based AI—systems encoding expertise as decision logic—was the 1980s breakthrough. Overhyped, then abandoned when it couldn't do everything. But engineers kept deploying it where codified rules excel: industrial controls, diagnostics, compli...
2025-12-1145 min
Manufacturing MattersEpisode 106 – Kence Anderson, founder and CEO of ComposablArtificial intelligence has been around for many years, but the face of AI is continually changing. Today, by applying well-engineered AI to manufacturing toolsets, we can get closed-loop control and automation that has more humanlike characteristics than ever before. For this episode of Manufacturing Matters, TECH B2B Marketing’s Winn Hardin and Aaron Hand caught up with Kence Anderson, founder and CEO of Composabl, at Automate 2025. Anderson puts Composabl’s multi-agent AI systems into perspective, explaining how applying skill-based, expertise-based, practice-based methodology can turn AI into an expert operator in a tiny fraction of the time it takes huma...
2025-06-2739 min
Workforce 4.0The Role Of AI: Empowering The Future Of Work (with Kence Anderson, Composabl)In this conversation, Kence Anderson, Founder and CEO of Composable sits down with host, Ann Wyatt, to discusses the critical role of AI in manufacturing. From the looming retirement crisis to the critical need for preserving tribal knowledge, Kence shares why AI, machine teaching, and innovative workforce training are more essential than ever. He highlights how manufacturers can empower engineers and operators, ensure business continuity, and build a future-ready workforce. Kence shares insights on overcoming talent challenges and offers advice for tenured manufacturing executives on the best ways they can leverage AI for the future of work and advice...
2025-04-3034 min
Manufacturing Happy Hour232: AI Agents for Manufacturing 101 Featuring Composabl CEO & Co-Founder Kence AndersonAn AI agent can create. It can predict. It can analyze data. But for it to really drive change and enhance operations, it needs to take action. That’s the next step of machine learning and AI, says Kence Anderson, CEO of Composabl, a company that helps manufacturers create multi-agent AI systems.Our discussion with Kence is probably one of the most important you’ll hear on the podcast lately. AI has been a big topic for a while now, but we dig further into how it can be applied at an industrial level to help manufacturers and...
2025-04-2253 min
Augmented OpsHow AI Agents are Closing the Loop with Composabl’s Kence AndersonThis week’s guest is Kence Anderson, CEO of Composabl.
Kence and Natan explore the role of AI agents in industrial processes, how manufacturers are using them to solve complex problems like scheduling or machine control, and the challenges of building startups in the manufacturing space. Kence also lays out how his concept of machine teaching differs from traditional machine learning techniques, and why he believes in taking a composable approach to building solutions for problems on the shop floor.
Augmented Ops is a podcast for industrial leaders, citizen developers, shop floor operators, and anyone el...
2024-12-1834 min
Data-powered Innovation JamSweet autonomous o'mineAutonomous AI isn’t just a futuristic dream—it’s here, and robots are redefining industries. But who would have thought the human touch is so crucial to success? In this electrifying episode, hosts Robert Engels, Weiwei Feng, and Ron Tolido are joined by Kence Anderson, CEO and co-founder of Composabl and author of “Designing Autonomous AI: A Guide for Machine Teaching.” Kence shares his expertise in designing autonomous robotic systems that seamlessly fuse human insight with machine intelligence—like crafting the perfect rock ballad with just the right balance of grit and melody. The conversation...
2024-12-1144 min
Momenta I Digital ThreadIndustrial Strength AI - ComposablKence Anderson, CEO and Co-Founder of Composabl and author of "Designing Autonomous AI," shares powerful insights on how Artificial Intelligence revolutionizes industrial innovation and enhances business efficiency.
2024-10-2131 min
What’s the BUZZ? — AI in BusinessAre Your AI Agents Ready For Enterprise Decision-Making? (Guest: Kence Anderson)In this episode, Kence Anderson (Founder & Machine Teaching Expert) and Andreas Welsch discuss how you can determine if your AI agents are ready for enterprise decision-making. Kence shares his learnings on building autonomous AI agents for top Fortune 500 companies and provides valuable advice for listeners looking to get started with agents in their business.Key topics:- Understand the prerequisites of complex agents- Learn when to apply machine teaching for agents- Differentiate between simple tasks and complex reasoning- Get tips for getting started with agentsListen...
2024-06-2426 min
Grounded TruthLeveraging Machine Teaching to Build Autonomous AgentsWelcome to "Grounded Truth," the podcast where we bring together influential data scientists, machine learning practitioners, and innovation leaders to discuss the most relevant topics in AI. I'm John Singleton, your host, and I'm thrilled to be joined by Kence Anderson, CEO and co-founder of Composabl (https://composabl.ai/), a platform for building autonomous intelligent agents. Kence is a seasoned entrepreneur and has a wealth of experience in the AI field, including his work at Microsoft as a principal program manager for AI and research machine teaching innovation.In this episode, we delve into the fascinating world...
2023-07-1754 min
Unleashing AIInsights from Eight Industry Leaders on Using AI to Grow Your Business: Special CompilationIn this episode of the Unleashing AI podcast, we have something different for you. Your host Pavel Fakanov is bringing you a selection of the best insights from our previous episodes to help you explore the wonders of innovative and custom-built AI, and how it can help to grow your business. Let’s start by reintroducing the eight legends on today’s show: Valerii Babushkin is the VP of Data Science at Blockchain.comAmbuj Kumar is the Co-Founder of FortanixKatie King joins us from AI in Business, where she is CEOSonny Patel is the Ex Product and Engineering Leader...
2023-07-1416 min
Unleashing AIThe Future of AI is Autonomous AI with Kence Anderson, Director of Autonomous AI at Microsoft and Co-Founder and CEO of ComposablIn this episode of the Unleashing AI podcast, your host Pavel Fakanov is joined by Kence Anderson, Director of Autonomous AI at Microsoft and Co-Founder and CEO of Composabl. The company offers a platform for building intelligent autonomous agents that infuses automation with more human-like decision-making. Kence describes autonomous AI as AI that can sense and respond in real time to optimize a process or equipment. The discussion covers multiple touchpoints, including a deep dive into what autonomous AI is, how it works, its applications, challenges, and limitations. Join them as they:Deep dive into autonomous AITake a p...
2023-07-0526 min
Unleashing AIApplications and Challenges of Autonomous AI with Kence Anderson, Director of Autonomous AI Adoption at MicrosoftIn this episode of the Unleashing AI podcast, your host Pavel Fakanov is joined by Kence Anderson, Director of Autonomous AI at Microsoft. Kence is an expert in autonomous AI and describes it as AI that senses and responds in real-time to optimize or control a process or equipment. The discussion covers multiple touchpoints, including a deep dive into what autonomous AI is, how it works, its applications, and its challenges and limitations. Join them as they:Deep dive into autonomous AITake a peek under the hood of autonomous AI Review some everyday use cases Discuss why autonomous AI...
2023-05-2526 min
Learn/Earn/RelearnTech, AI, and the Speed of ChangeCan we hack our biology for longer lives or instantaneous access to information? Will your kid need a flyer's license in addition to (or instead of) a driver's license? And on a somewhat more serious note, should we fear that AI is coming for all our jobs? In this riveting conversation, co-hosts Rovy Branon, University of Washington Continuum College Vice Provost, and Hanson Hosein, co-founder of the University of Washington Communication Leadership program, talk with guests Elizabeth Scallon, Director and Lead of Incubation Enablement at HP and co-founder of Find Ventures, and Kence Anderson, Director of...
2022-09-2753 min
IEEE Digital RealitySpecial Episode: Q&A with Kence Anderson, Director, Autonomous AI Adoption at MicrosoftWelcome to the IEEE Digital Reality Podcast Series, an IEEE Future Directions Digital Studio Production. In this special episode brought to you by IEEE Future Directions corporate partner Microsoft, featured guest Kence Anderson delves into how Machine Teaching and Autonomous AI can help upskill communities.
2022-06-1026 min
The Wood PodcastConnected operations: unlocking the power of industrial automationThe rapid evolvement of artificial intelligence is changing the pace at which we enhance industrial processes for the future. Wood and Microsoft guests speak to how they are teaming up to leverage the full potential of data science and domain expertise through Project Bonsai, a disruptive tool making the power of AI automation within reach for operators. What factors and technology do we depend on for success? Where do organisations start in embracing this technology?This episode features:Prabu Parthasarathy, Vice President of Applied Intelligence, WoodEvolving Wood’s portfolio of intelligent software so...
2021-03-1122 min