THE DAY THE MACHINES WERE HUMBLED IN ASIA’S CAPITAL OF THOUGHT

Everyone expected triumph. Instead, it became a confrontation.MANILA — At the heart of the Philippines’ premier university, Asia’s brightest students—engineers, economists, AI researchers—converged to see the future of trading laid bare by machines.They expected Plazo to preach automation, unveil breakthroughs, and fan their enthusiasm.

Human Intelligence Still Wins in Finance’s Final FrontierAs machines increasingly shape markets, a unfiltered voice in Southeast Asia reminds us that money still bends to human instinct—conscience, context, and conviction.“AI won’t make you rich. But it will amplify your errors at scale.”That was the blistering opener at his jam-packed ke