THE WARNING HEARD ACROSS ASIA’S TECH HALLS

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 that’s not what they got.---### A Maverick’s First Word Felt Like a Warning BellPlazo didn’t bring slides. There were no metrics to

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 expected another chapter in AI’s victory lap.But that’s not what they got.---### A Maverick’s First Word Felt Like a Warning BellPlazo didn’t bring slides. He didn’t open wit