WHEN JUDGMENT TOOK THE STAGE IN A WORLD OBSESSED WITH CODE

The mood was electric, the room expectant. Inside the intellectual sanctum of the University of the Philippines, students who topped their fields in AI, economics, and data science waited to hear Joseph Plazo’s vision of tomorrow.But instead, they were handed a reality few had expected.---### The Opening Shot Was a Whisper of Doubt Plazo didn’

At a lecture hall in Manila, tech entrepreneur and investment icon Joseph Plazo made a striking distinction on what machines can and cannot do for the economic frontier—and why understanding this may define who wins in tomorrow’s markets.Tension and curiosity pulsed through the room. A sea of bright minds—some eagerly recording on their phone