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
At the Asian Institute of Management—one of Asia’s top business schools, the man behind some of the most powerful trading algorithms on Earth made a radical request: pause.He’s no alarmist. He’s one of its architects.And still, he asked a haunting question:“If a machine gets it wrong, who raises their hand to say ‘I approved this’?”
They came with reverence in their eyes and code on their minds. Within UP’s hallowed halls in Manila, delegates from institutions like NUS, Kyoto, HKUST, and AIM expected another chapter in AI’s victory lap.But what they received hit harder than any forecast.---### A Maverick’s First Word Felt Like a Warning BellPlazo didn’t bring slides.