WHAT ASIA’S BEST STUDENTS LEARNED FROM A MAN WHO BUILT MACHINES THAT COULD WIN—BUT CHOSE NOT TO

At a time when AI is deified, one man stood before the next generation of leaders and said: “Think again.” The man whose code has outperformed seasoned traders, addressed a packed room filled with ambitious technologists and economists —not to celebrate AI, but to question it.---### The Unexpected Sermon from an Algorithmic ProphetNo grap

In a packed amphitheater at the University of the Philippines, Joseph Plazo drew a bold line on what technology can realistically offer for the economic frontier—and why this difference is increasingly crucial.The air was charged with anticipation. A sea of bright minds—some eagerly recording on their phones, others streaming the moment live—