WHEN MACHINES STOPPED THE APPLAUSE

At a time when speed and data seduce even the wise, one voice dared to ask: what gets lost when we stop thinking for ourselves? Before rows of scholars flown in from across Asia—NUS, Kyoto, HKUST, AIM— Joseph Plazo spoke not to impress, but to interrupt.---### A Beginning Like a Whispered Warning He didn’t come with hype or metrics. “AI c