AI IS SMART—BUT IT’S STILL NOT CONSCIOUS

Amid rising AI euphoria, one voice stood apart, Joseph Plazo challenged a roomful of brilliant young minds with a message few in Wall Street are willing to confront: Artificial intelligence can do many things—but it still can’t understand consequence.**MANILA —** On a humid Thursday morning in the wood-paneled halls of the Asian Institute of

In a lecture that defied tech evangelism, Joseph Plazo offered a sober warning to a roomful of future market leaders with a message few in Silicon Valley are willing to confront: Artificial intelligence can do many things—but it still can’t understand consequence.**MANILA —** On a humid Thursday morning in the wood-paneled halls of the AIM ca