WHEN JUDGMENT TOOK THE STAGE IN A WORLD OBSESSED WITH CODE

Asia’s brightest gathered for revelation, not resistance. Within UP’s hallowed halls in Manila, a collection of future technocrats and quant prodigies were eager to witness Joseph Plazo unleash the future.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

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 what they received hit harder than any forecast.---### The Opening Shot Was a Whisper of Doubt Plazo didn’t bring slides. He didn’t ope