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They came with reverence in their eyes and code on their minds. Within UP’s hallowed halls in Manila, delegates from institutions like NUS, Kyoto, HKUST, and AIM were eager to witness Joseph Plazo unleash the future.But that’s not what they got.---### A Maverick’s First Word Felt Like a Warning BellPlazo didn’t bring slides. He didn’t o

It began like a celebration. Inside the intellectual sanctum of the University of the Philippines, delegates from institutions like NUS, Kyoto, HKUST, and AIM expected another chapter in AI’s victory lap.But what they received hit harder than any forecast.---### A Maverick’s First Word Felt Like a Warning BellPlazo didn’t bring slides. He d