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

At a lecture hall in Manila, renowned AI investor Joseph Plazo made a striking distinction on what machines can and cannot do for the economic frontier—and why understanding this may define who wins in tomorrow’s markets.Tension and curiosity pulsed through the room. Students—some eagerly recording on their phones, others streaming the moment

Joseph Plazo’s Hard Truths to Asia’s Next Generation of InvestorsAs machines increasingly shape markets, a unfiltered 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 u