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

It was supposed to be a coronation of machine supremacy. What unfolded was a reckoning. At the University of the Philippines' famed lecture theater, students from across Asia’s elite universities gathered to see the future of trading laid bare by machines.They expected Plazo to reaffirm their belief that AI would rule the markets. Instead, they

A Wake-Up Call from Manila’s Leading AI StrategistAs machines increasingly shape markets, a defiant voice in the Philippines’ capital reminds us what money still listens to—intuition, discipline, and story.“Artificial intelligence won’t hand you fortune. But it will accelerate your losses.”That was Joseph Plazo’s unapologetic opener a