WHAT AI CAN’T REPLACE:

Human Intelligence Still Wins in Finance’s Final FrontierAs machines increasingly shape markets, a unfiltered voice in Southeast Asia reminds us what money still listens to—judgment, ethics, and gut.“AI won’t make you rich. But it will amplify your errors at scale.”That was Joseph Plazo’s blistering opener at his jam-packed keynote at t

In a bold and sobering address, financial technologist Joseph Plazo issued a reality check to Asia’s brightest minds: there are frontiers even AI cannot cross.MANILA — The ovation at the end wasn’t routine—it carried the weight of contemplation. Inside the University of the Philippines’ grand lecture hall, handpicked scholars from acr