At a summit of Asia’s brightest minds, the founder of the AI-driven investment house Plazo Sullivan Roche delivered a message few in finance want to hear: in a world of algorithms, human judgment is your last unfair advantage.MANILA — In a time of hyper-acceleration, everything is being optimized for speed—data, trades, even thought.But last
While the world leans harder on algorithms, Joseph Plazo offered something rare: pause. 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 offer promises. He offered paradox.“AI can beat the market. But only if
In a world racing toward automation, Joseph Plazo offered something rare: pause. At the University of the Philippines, in a hall steeped in tradition and ambition, Joseph Plazo spoke not to impress, but to interrupt.---### A Beginning Like a Whispered Warning He didn’t offer promises. He offered paradox.“AI can beat the market. But only if y
At a summit of Asia’s top minds, the founder of Plazo Sullivan Roche dropped a truth bomb few fund managers dare to voice: what machines can't trade is your moral compass.MANILA — While markets chase milliseconds, the financial world demands instant everything: information, execution, profits.But last Thursday, inside a warm, wood-paneled audit
While the world leans harder on algorithms, a single keynote cut through the noise like thunder in a glass dome. On a humid morning in Manila’s premier lecture theatre, Joseph Plazo took the stage not as an evangelist of machines, but as their translator.---### The Opening Line That Changed the Atmosphere No slides. No startup pitch. No swagg