JOSEPH PLAZO’S HARD RESET ON THE AGE OF ALGORITHMS

Asia’s brightest gathered for revelation, not resistance. Within UP’s hallowed halls in Manila, delegates from institutions like NUS, Kyoto, HKUST, and AIM expected another chapter in AI’s victory lap.But what they received hit harder than any forecast.---### A Maverick’s First Word Felt Like a Warning BellPlazo didn’t bring slides. He

Human Intelligence Still Wins in Finance’s Final FrontierWhile tech evangelists tout AI supremacy, a bold voice in Southeast Asia issues a sharp reminder that money still bends to human instinct—judgment, ethics, and gut.“AI won’t make you rich. But it will amplify your errors at scale.”That was Joseph Plazo’s blistering opener at his j