THE MAN WHO TOLD ASIA’S SMARTEST STUDENTS: “THINK TWICE ABOUT AI” THE WARNING HEARD ACROSS ASIA’S TECH HALLS WHAT JOSEPH PLAZO SAID THAT MADE FUTURE LEADERS STOP CHEERING

The mood was electric, the room expectant.At the University of the Philippines’ grand auditorium, a collection of future technocrats and quant prodigies were eager to witness Joseph Plazo unleash the future.But what they received hit harder than any forecast.---### A Maverick’s First Word Felt Like a Warning BellPlazo didn’t bring slides.

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 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’t bring slides