THE WARNING HEARD ACROSS ASIA’S TECH HALLS THE HUMAN VOICE THAT DARED INTERRUPT THE MACHINE CHOIR THE WARNING HEARD ACROSS ASIA’S TECH HALLS

It began like a celebration. 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 didn’t open with results, cha

Human Intelligence Still Wins in Finance’s Final FrontierWhile tech evangelists tout AI supremacy, a defiant voice in the Philippines’ capital reminds us that judgment still beats the algorithm—intuition, discipline, and story.“AI isn’t your golden ticket. But it will make your mistakes faster.”That was Joseph Plazo’s unapologetic ope