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

At a lecture hall in Manila, Joseph Plazo made a striking distinction on what machines can and cannot do 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 broadcasting to friends across Asia—waited for a man both

A Wake-Up Call from Manila’s Leading AI StrategistWhile tech evangelists tout AI supremacy, a defiant voice in Manila reminds us that judgment still beats the algorithm—intuition, discipline, and story.“AI isn’t your golden ticket. But it will accelerate your losses.”That was Joseph Plazo’s unapologetic opener at his overflowing keynote