It began like a celebration. Inside the intellectual sanctum of the University of the Philippines, a collection of future technocrats and quant prodigies were eager to witness Joseph Plazo unleash the future.But instead, they were handed a reality few had expected.---### The Codebreaker Who Broke the Narrative Plazo didn’t bring slides. There
It began like a celebration. Inside the intellectual sanctum of the University of the Philippines, delegates from institutions like NUS, Kyoto, HKUST, and AIM expected another chapter in AI’s victory lap.But that’s not what they got.---### A Maverick’s First Word Felt Like a Warning BellPlazo didn’t bring slides. There were no metrics to
The mood was electric, the room expectant. Inside the intellectual sanctum of the University of the Philippines, students who topped their fields in AI, economics, and data science waited to hear Joseph Plazo’s vision of tomorrow.But instead, they were handed a reality few had expected.---### The Opening Shot Was a Whisper of Doubt Plazo didn’