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

In a packed amphitheater at the University of the Philippines, renowned AI investor Joseph Plazo laid down the gauntlet on what AI can and cannot achieve for the future of finance—and why understanding this may define who wins in tomorrow’s markets.Tension and curiosity pulsed through the room. Students—some furiously taking notes, others cap

A Wake-Up Call from Manila’s Leading AI StrategistIn an age of algorithmic promises, a unfiltered voice in Southeast Asia issues a sharp reminder what money still listens to—judgment, ethics, and gut.“Artificial intelligence won’t hand you fortune. But it will accelerate your losses.”That was Joseph Plazo’s unapologetic opener at his ov