WHEN JUDGMENT TOOK THE STAGE IN A WORLD OBSESSED WITH CODE

They came with reverence in their eyes and code on their minds.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 Codebreaker Who Broke the Narrative Plazo didn’t

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 instead, they were handed a reality few had expected.---### The Opening Shot Was a Whisper of Doubt Plazo didn’t bring slides. There