THE DAY ASIA’S BRIGHTEST MINDS WERE CONFRONTED BY A HARD TRUTH

The scene was set for celebration. What unfolded was a reckoning.MANILA — At the heart of the Philippines’ premier university, Asia’s brightest students—engineers, economists, AI researchers—converged to explore the future of investing through algorithms.They expected Plazo to preach automation, unveil breakthroughs, and fan their enthusi