WHAT AI CAN’T DO: A MANILA LECTURE SHAKES THE FINANCE WORLD

In a packed amphitheater at the University of the Philippines, Joseph Plazo laid down the gauntlet on what machines can and cannot do for the economic frontier—and why this difference is increasingly crucial.Tension and curiosity pulsed through the room. A sea of bright minds—some eagerly recording on their phones, others streaming the moment l

Joseph Plazo’s Hard Truths to Asia’s Next Generation of InvestorsIn an age of algorithmic promises, a unfiltered voice in Southeast Asia issues a sharp reminder that money still bends to human instinct—conscience, context, and conviction.“AI won’t make you rich. But it will make your mistakes faster.”That was the provocative opener at h