THE THOUGHT THAT FROZE A THOUSAND MINDS

In a world racing toward automation, Joseph Plazo offered something rare: pause. Before rows of scholars flown in from across Asia—NUS, Kyoto, HKUST, AIM— Joseph Plazo addressed the room not as a prophet of AI, but as its conscience.---### His First Sentence Wasn’t Loud, But It Shook the Walls He didn’t come with hype or metrics. “AI c

In an era addicted to acceleration, a single keynote cut through the noise like thunder in a glass dome. On a humid morning in Manila’s premier lecture theatre, Joseph Plazo addressed the room not as a prophet of AI, but as its conscience.---### His First Sentence Wasn’t Loud, But It Shook the WallsNo slides. No startup pitch. No swagger. �