WHAT HAPPENED WHEN A GENIUS ASKED: “CAN YOUR MODEL FEEL FEAR?”

While the world leans harder on algorithms, one voice dared to ask: what gets lost when we stop thinking for ourselves? At the University of the Philippines, in a hall steeped in tradition and ambition, Joseph Plazo spoke not to impress, but to interrupt.---### A Beginning Like a Whispered Warning He didn’t offer promises. He offered paradox.�

In an era addicted to acceleration, one voice dared to ask: what gets lost when we stop thinking for ourselves? At the University of the Philippines, in a hall steeped in tradition and ambition, Joseph Plazo addressed the room not as a prophet of AI, but as its conscience.---### A Beginning Like a Whispered Warning He didn’t come with hype or m