THE MAN WHO TOLD ASIA’S SMARTEST STUDENTS: “THINK TWICE ABOUT AI” THE MAN WHO TOLD ASIA’S SMARTEST STUDENTS: “THINK TWICE ABOUT AI” THE AI PROPHET WHO ASKED US TO PAUSE

The mood was electric, the room expectant. Within UP’s hallowed halls in Manila, delegates from institutions like NUS, Kyoto, HKUST, and AIM were eager to witness Joseph Plazo unleash the future.But that’s not what they got.---### The Codebreaker Who Broke the Narrative Plazo didn’t bring slides. There were no metrics to gawk at. No buzzwor

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.---### A Maverick’s First Word Felt Like a Warning BellPlazo didn’t bring slides. He d