JOSEPH PLAZO’S HARD RESET ON THE AGE OF ALGORITHMSTHE AI PROPHET WHO ASKED US TO PAUSE JOSEPH PLAZO’S HARD RESET ON THE AGE OF ALGORITHMS

They came with reverence in their eyes and code on their minds.At the University of the Philippines’ grand auditorium, 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

It began like a celebration. Inside the intellectual sanctum of the University of the Philippines, delegates from institutions like NUS, Kyoto, HKUST, and AIM expected another chapter in AI’s victory lap.But that’s not what they got.---### A Maverick’s First Word Felt Like a Warning BellPlazo didn’t bring slides. There were no metrics to