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 MAN WHO TOLD ASIA’S SMARTEST STUDENTS: “THINK TWICE ABOUT AI”

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

It began like a celebration. Inside the intellectual sanctum of the University of the Philippines, delegates from institutions like NUS, Kyoto, HKUST, and AIM waited to hear Joseph Plazo’s vision of tomorrow.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