Will AI surpass humans? 2 Filipino student teams make the case

Homepage > News > Business > Will AI surpass humans? 2 Filipino student teams make the case TL;DR: At DigiCon 2026, debate teams from Ateneo de Manila University and University of the Philippines argued whether artificial intelligence (AI) has already surpassed human intelligence, using marketing as the test case. Ateneo said AI already outperforms humans, while UP said that faster and cheaper isn’t smarter and that humans still make the final call. Key Takeaways: Tenet reported that 77,999 tech jobs were cut in the first half of 2025 due to AI adoption, and that AI and other labor shifts could replace 92 million jobs by 2030. At DigiCon 2026, Ateneo and UP debated in the Asian Parliamentary format on whether AI can surpass human intelligence, with marketing as the test case. Ateneo Debate Society argued that AI already outperforms humans in business, college entrance exams, and bar exams, and that human involvement is only for supervision. UP Debate Society argued AI is getting faster and cheaper, not smarter, because humans design the tests and decide what counts as good output. The debate split on four questions: whether the need for humans means AI hasn’t won, whether ...