JOSEPH PLAZO DIDN’T COME TO PREACH AUTOMATION. HE CAME TO WARN US.

The scene was set for celebration. Instead, it became a confrontation.MANILA — At the heart of the Philippines’ premier university, Asia’s brightest students—engineers, economists, AI researchers—converged to explore the future of investing through algorithms.They expected Plazo to preach automation, unveil breakthroughs, and fan their en