It began like a celebration. Inside the intellectual sanctum of the University of the Philippines, students who topped their fields in AI, economics, and data science waited to hear Joseph Plazo’s vision of tomorrow.But instead, they were handed a reality few had expected.---### The Opening Shot Was a Whisper of Doubt Plazo didn’t bring slides

It began like a celebration.At the University of the Philippines’ grand auditorium, a collection of future technocrats and quant prodigies were eager to witness Joseph Plazo unleash the future.But instead, they were handed a reality few had expected.---### The Opening Shot Was a Whisper of Doubt Plazo didn’t bring slides. There were no metric