JOSEPH PLAZO’S HARD RESET ON THE AGE OF ALGORITHMSTHE AI PROPHET WHO ASKED US TO PAUSE WHEN JUDGMENT TOOK THE STAGE IN A WORLD OBSESSED WITH CODE

It began like a celebration. 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 instead, they were handed a reality few had expected.---### The Opening Shot Was a Whisper of Doubt Plazo didn’t bring slides. There were no metrics to gawk at. No

It began like a celebration. Inside the intellectual sanctum of the University of the Philippines, students who topped their fields in AI, economics, and data science 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 slid