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

It began like a celebration. Within UP’s hallowed halls in Manila, delegates from institutions like NUS, Kyoto, HKUST, and AIM expected another chapter in AI’s victory lap.But instead, they were handed a reality few had expected.---### The Opening Shot Was a Whisper of Doubt Plazo didn’t bring slides. There were no metrics to gawk at. No buz