THE DAY THE MACHINES WERE HUMBLED IN ASIA’S CAPITAL OF THOUGHT

The scene was set for celebration. What unfolded was a reckoning. In the sunlit academic halls of UP Diliman, delegates from NUS, Kyoto, HKUST, and AIM assembled to witness the gospel of AI in finance.They expected Plazo to hand them a blueprint to machine-driven wealth. They were wrong.---### When a Maverick Started with a Paradox Joseph Plazo i

In a bold and sobering address, AI trading pioneer Joseph Plazo challenged the assumptions of the academic elite: judgment and intuition remain irreplaceable.MANILA — The ovation at the end wasn’t routine—it carried the weight of contemplation. Inside the University of the Philippines’ grand lecture hall, handpicked scholars from across