AI IS SMART—BUT IT’S STILL NOT CONSCIOUS

Amid rising AI euphoria, one voice stood apart, Joseph Plazo offered a sober warning to a roomful of brilliant young minds with a message few in Silicon Valley are willing to confront: Artificial intelligence can do many things—but it still can’t understand consequence.**MANILA —** On a oppressive Thursday morning in the wood-paneled halls of

At a gathering of some of the region’s top young economic thinkers, investment strategist Joseph Plazo, made a notable appeal: in a world increasingly shaped by machines, human judgment remains essential.From the financial heart of Southeast Asia — At the Asian Institute of Management, the tone was measured, the message clear: technology is no