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  <description><![CDATA[<p><b>Welcome to</b><b><em> AI Agents Among Us</em></b><b> — the podcast where bold ideas, emerging tech, and sharp design collide.</b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Will is a data scientist who works at Google, after spending over 7 years at Microsoft driving innovation with enterprise customers. Meghan spent 18 years at Microsoft and now consults with the Peerless Group, helping enterprise and government contractors adopt AI through design thinking and the Jobs-to-Be-Done methodology. Together, they supported Microsoft’s largest enterprise accounts and now bring that same energy to the mic.</p><p><br></p><p>Each week, we riff on the future of AI, data, and digital storytelling—exploring how agents (yes, the ones shaping your search, your shopping, and your world) are transforming industries, creativity, and everything in between. It’s unfiltered, unexpected, and unapologetically nerdy. Tune in, spark your next big idea, and laugh with us along the way.</p><p><br></p>]]></description>
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