AI IS SMART—BUT IT’S STILL NOT CONSCIOUS

In a lecture that defied tech evangelism, Joseph Plazo challenged a roomful of brilliant young minds 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 oppressive Thursday morning in the wood-paneled halls of the Asian Institute o

One man dared to cool the AI fever, 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 oppressive Thursday morning in the wood-paneled halls of the Asian Institute of Managem