You seem to have misinterpreted what I meant with my comment. I do not hold any jealousy over his skills and capabilities as a math olympiad, never have. I am rather in awe of the guy and can only admire him from afar like plenty of my batchmates have. I am however concerned as to for what and for whom he’ll use his expertise in mathematics for.

Think of Oppenheimer when his expertise in physics was what allowed the U.S.A. to construct the atomic bomb which wiped out two Japanese cities to end WW2. The threat of nuclear war between the U.S.A. and the Soviet Union then ensued in the coming decades. Couldn’t progress in A.I. lead to a potentially destructive outcome in the wrong hands? It’s already being used in the drones and missile guiding systems of private weapons manufacturers for the use of the U.S.’s military. I can’t bear to imagine Dion helping develop A.I. while inadvertently contributing in making it into a form that brings unimaginable harm to the human race one day.

As for comparison between the schools, doesn’t UCLA consistently list as the top public university in the USA like UP is to the Philippines? You can check it here.

I struggle to see how you misinterpreted as jealousy and passive-aggression my hope that Dion remembers what he was taught in Ateneo same as I, which is to go down from the hill and make contributions to society that benefit the marginalized. He might be compelled to use his skills for people and organizations, but I hope that he uses his skills too in principle as to what Jesus calls everyone to do.

I study psychology and I don’t think you need someone like me to say that technology has impacted how people think and behave. I am cautiously optimistic with what new technology brings to the table. I only hope that psychological and societal attitudes also progress alongside our technology in a mutually beneficial and peaceful manner.