“JOSEPH PLAZO ON WHY ALGORITHMS STILL NEED HUMAN JUDGMENT”“MACHINES CAN TRADE. BUT CAN THEY GOVERN?”

At a gathering of students and young professionals in Manila, Joseph Plazo—the founder of AI trading firm Plazo Sullivan Roche— posed a challenge to the prevailing techno-optimism in finance.His message was simple: speed must not replace strategy.“AI can make correct decisions. But are they the right ones?”???? **When the Code Needs a Consc

In a lecture hall usually reserved for strategy sessions and startup pitches, Joseph Plazo gave a talk that many didn’t expect—and even fewer will forget.Plazo isn’t an outsider. His systems run portfolios worth hundreds of millions.And still, he asked a haunting question:“What happens when we outsource not just our trades—but our judgmen